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The Kingfisher Atlas of the Modern World
Beautiful hand-illustrated maps bring the story of human civilization up to date, examining the world from 1800 to the present day. Circling the globe, this atlas features amazing tales of trade, war, innovation, and conquest. Each map focuses on a major region, exploring the conflicts, changes, and
social movements that took place during a specific period of time. The subjects are arranged chronologically as the reader is guided through the end of the Napoleonic era, the Industrial Revolution, the colonization of Africa, World War I, the Great Depression in the United States, World War II, the Cold War, and the modern conflicts and realignments of today. The Kingfisher Atlas of the Modern World is the perfect pictorial representation of the influence of recent history on the modern world.
social movements that took place during a specific period of time. The subjects are arranged chronologically as the reader is guided through the end of the Napoleonic era, the Industrial Revolution, the colonization of Africa, World War I, the Great Depression in the United States, World War II, the Cold War, and the modern conflicts and realignments of today. The Kingfisher Atlas of the Modern World is the perfect pictorial representation of the influence of recent history on the modern world.
48 pages, Hardcover
First published October 15, 2007
About the author
Simon Adams
269 books38 followersSimon Adams is a writer and editor of children’s non-fiction and reference books. He specializes in history, politics and current affairs and has written extensively on exploration, music and the arts. He is also a well established jazz critic and reviewer. Simon has also contributed to family and adult reference books and has been an editorial consultant on various history and other titles.
Simon was born in Bristol and studied history and politics at the London School of Economics and Bristol University, where he gained an MSc. He entered publishing as a publicity copywriter at Routledge and subsequently joined Dorling Kindersley, eventually becoming managing editor of the children's division. He became a full-time writer 15 years ago. Since then, he has written and contributed to more than 60 books for a wide range of publishers on subjects as varied as archaeology, the sinking of the Titanic and the history of jazz. Simon lives in London and is a keen reader and cyclist.
Simon was born in Bristol and studied history and politics at the London School of Economics and Bristol University, where he gained an MSc. He entered publishing as a publicity copywriter at Routledge and subsequently joined Dorling Kindersley, eventually becoming managing editor of the children's division. He became a full-time writer 15 years ago. Since then, he has written and contributed to more than 60 books for a wide range of publishers on subjects as varied as archaeology, the sinking of the Titanic and the history of jazz. Simon lives in London and is a keen reader and cyclist.
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November 1, 2017
Adams, Simon The Kingfisher Atlas of the Modern World. Illustrated by Kevin Maddison, 45pgs. Kingfisher, 2007.
Fun historical as well as modern pictures, a great timeline, and interesting little historical vignettes makes this a interesting read. However, this atlas seems to have some incongruence. First the title states that it is an atlas of the modern world, but it is in actuality an historical atlas. Second, there is an index at the end that does a good job of indexing the texts such as the mention of cricket becoming popular in the West Indies under British rule, but none of the locations are indexed! So the West Indies or Jamaica don’t show up in the index.
EL (5-8) – OPTIONAL. Reviewed by Susan Huff, Area Library Media Specialist
Fun historical as well as modern pictures, a great timeline, and interesting little historical vignettes makes this a interesting read. However, this atlas seems to have some incongruence. First the title states that it is an atlas of the modern world, but it is in actuality an historical atlas. Second, there is an index at the end that does a good job of indexing the texts such as the mention of cricket becoming popular in the West Indies under British rule, but none of the locations are indexed! So the West Indies or Jamaica don’t show up in the index.
EL (5-8) – OPTIONAL. Reviewed by Susan Huff, Area Library Media Specialist
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