The Penguin State of the World Atlas: Ninth Edition

By Dan Smith

Book Overview

The completely up-to-date edition of a comprehensive overview of the elements that define our world Now in its ninth edition, the widely praised Penguin State of the World Atlas remains an accessible, unique visual survey of current events and global trends. Completely revised and updated, this distinctive 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143122657
• ISBN13: 9780143122654
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.6" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher