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The State of the World Atlas: Sixth Edition Paperback – October 1, 1999

by Dan Smith (Author)
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Distinctive yet accessible, these full-color maps and graphics afford readers a unique view of current international affairs by translating key political, economic, and social indicators into readily grasped visual form.

"Unique and uniquely beautiful," previous editions of this atlas have told us "more about the world today than a dozen statistical abstracts or scholarly tomes" (Los Angeles Times). In addition to the many topics covered in the previous edition--population growth and migrations; pressures on the environment; military spending and the arms trade; racism and gender politics--this new edition includes presentations on stock markets, state crimes, superpowerdom, ethnicity and multiculturalism, the Internet, digital media, and more. For a concise yet comprehensive survey of the world today, The State of the World Atlas is unmatched.
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  1. Print length
    144 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Penguin Books
  4. Publication date
    October 1, 1999
  5. Dimensions
    6.92 x 0.46 x 9.6 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0140514465
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0140514469
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  • Eugene J. Turner
    4.0 out of 5 stars A potpourri of maps
    Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2013
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    This atlas is interesting for the collection of unusual data on maps and not for the rather cartoonish rendering of the world.
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  • Iain Orr
    5.0 out of 5 stars Global Environment in its Social and Political Framework
    Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2000
    Good information on global environmental issues was why I consulted this book. I also wanted to see if was suitable as an inexpensive book for passing to contacts in other governments. It hit the spot on both counts.
    For those wishing an overview of global environmental issues, there are good maps (with helpful commentaries at the back)on Biodiversity, Forests, Global Warming, Energy, Food, Traffic and Cities ( these, working back from the end are the maps in the final section "Sustaining the World"). But other sections have maps with material important for environmental issues: Health Risks, Tourism and Life Expectancy ( see the inset map on access to safe drinking water p 17). There is a good index.
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  • "nukemind"
    4.0 out of 5 stars This book was better in the past, but still very informative
    Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2002
    I own an earlier edition that was more detailed and expansive, while this newer edition appears to be more vague. The sections of Ethnicity and Religion used to be more interesting as sections called Minority Rights (showing the various minorities of the world and their varied types of struggle), while the religion section told us the religions that were followed and their variants. This has been changed and not for the better. The sections on women are somewhat bigger and better however as we get to see Women Working and Mothers Working which would have helped the last edition. The economic indicators have also been changed, but not for the better as things are more vague. The US, UK, and Japan have a similar Stock Market value we are led to believe (as they all exceed 1 trillion dollars, but this is obvious. Shouldn't the US be in a class of its own in this regard? The book has a European perspective which I can appreciate as I am tired of the American perspective which I've grown up on, but I was actually looking for a more global perspective. Still though, this is a one of kind source for this sort of information for those of us looking for a quick look at how the world is today. I'd recommend it until something better comes along or they take some of the old and some of the new and do a better job with the next edition.
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  • Susanne Rippey
    5.0 out of 5 stars VERY INFORMATIVE!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2000
    THIS IS SUCH A WONDERFULLY INFORMATIVE BOOK, ESPECIALLY FOR THE 'HISTORICALLY CHALLANGED' AS I AM! I ENJOYED THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT MADE LEARNING CURRENT EVENTS VERY PRACTICAL AND UNDERSTANDABLE. THE MAPS ARE GREAT. WITH THE COMPLEXITY OF EVENTS GOING ON IN THE WORLD TODAY, IT WOULD TAKE A COLLEGE DEGREE IN MANY SUBJECTS JUST TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT! BUT THIS BREAKS IT DOWN IN AN EASY TO UNDERSTAND FORMAT. I VERY HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK, AND THE OTHERS IN THIS SERIES, TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND CURRENT WORLD EVENTS!
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  • Randy Given
    5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and Concise
    Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2000
    This book is very informative, yet concise. I was looking for an atlas that would provide a good amount of information to get the "big picture" of countries. This one does it for me. The only other one I was considering (from The Economist) was not in stock. In retrospect, this might be better. Well, we'll call it a tie.
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  • David Shallenberger
    5.0 out of 5 stars IT OPENS UP THE WORLD
    Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2000
    This book brings the world's inequities into focus. Through brightly colored maps that capture issues such as slavery, energy, and religious oppression, the authors do a superb job of making the realities of the world very apparent. I use this book in many of my classes at DePaul University with very powerful results.
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