Geografie Der Welt: Eine Enzyklopädie ; Umwelt Kultur Wirtschaft Politik

by Graham/Egan Bateman, Victoria Egan, Philip Gardner (Herausgeber)

Formatted incisively and logically, this edition has been revised and updated for 1999. The Encyclopedia of World Geography includes detailed country profiles for 192 nations of the world, and data on geography, society, and economy. 9 1/4" x 12". Color photos and maps.

Genres: Reference, Geography, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Aaron · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book takes a fairly thorough approach to World Geography, providing at least a page for each nation. The United States is, of course, disproportionately large and covers each state in a good amount of detail. For each state and nation there is table on demographics, Gross National Product, land area, etc. The book provides a good amount of cultural and historical information to give the reader some sense of the uniqueness of the nation and the people, without going into too much detail. There is a good effort to provide a sense of the structure of government as well, often using graphical representations for simplicity.

The book is oversize, which means it's useful as a library or classroom tool, but not for carting around. At 512 pages it provides a good amount of detail in accessible prose, and it's lavishly illustrated. Not very practical for a serious scholar, but interesting for an occasional casual read or to pull out for the kids if they are interested. Wikipedia is quickly making these reference tool obsolete for the (internet using) general public, but for those without or for classroom, etc. this will still make a useful tool.