The Penguin State of the World Atlas: Eighth Edition [Mass Market Paperback]

Dan Smith (Author)

Book Description

Series: State of the World Atlas | Publication Date: November 4, 2008

Now in it’s eighth edition, the widely praised Penguin State of the World Atlas remains a unique visual survey of current events and global trends. Completely revised and updated, this atlas presents the latest statistics on communications and information technology, international trade, globalization of work, aging and new health risks, food and water, energy resources and consumption, global warming and biodiversity, literacy, gender equality, wars and peacekeeping, and more. Fascinating, troubling, and surprising, this is one atlas no student of the world should be without.

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About the Author

DAN SMITH is secretary general of International Alert and former director of the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO). I n 2002 he was awarded an OBE. He is also the author of The Penguin Atlas of War and Peace and The State of the Middle East.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); Revised edition (November 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0143114522
• ISBN-13: 978-0143114529
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #23 in Books > Education & Reference > Atlases & Maps > Atlases

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing book marred by poor binding, December 18, 2010

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M. Chaouli (Bloomington, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Penguin State of the World Atlas: Eighth Edition (Mass Market Paperback)

Dan Smith's State of the World Atlas provides visually arresting representations of statistics about the political and social state of the world. You learn about wealth and poverty, civil rights, environmental depredation, birth and death rates, the spread of obesity, smoking, varying degrees of freedom, militarization, and much else. In all cases the information is projected onto the world map. In many cases, the information ingeniously *becomes* the map. But just because everything in this book is centered on maps, it is dismaying that Penguin skimped on production. This book should have been printed as a hardcover with sewn binding so that it can lie open flat, revealing the two-page map spreads in all their glory. As it is, either key sections of the maps are lost in the gutter, or you need to break the glued spine, which, I suspect, will lead the book to fall apart fairly quickly. Too bad.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating facts at your fingertips, August 10, 2009

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T. Alexander (Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Penguin State of the World Atlas: Eighth Edition (Mass Market Paperback)

I bought the original book back in 80's and was enraptured with all of the information. As a trivia junkie I couldn't get enough and was pleasantly surprised to see that the author has continued with the series for several editions. Now the 8th edition is here for me to compare with my extremely worn 1st edition. And its funny how somethings have changed and others remain the same. If your a trivia nut like me or need some great maps for the political science report this book provides.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent reference about the world in less than 150 pages, March 16, 2009

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Franklin Wong (Albany, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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Dan Smith's State of the World Atlas has been an excellent reference for a wide variety of social, economic and environmental issues. Great for anyone who want a quick review of such issues with a geographical context. Colorful maps and graphics make this a more approachable tool. Highly recommended!