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Atlas of Classical Historyby R. J. A. Talbert
Routledge 1985; US$ 41.95Over 135 maps of the Greek and Roman world show clearly the political affiliations of cities and states, trade routes, artistic, cultural and industrial centres colonisation, as well as the sites of major military events. more...
An Atlas of World Affairsby Andrew Boyd
Routledge 1998; US$ 41.95Revised and in print since 1957, An Atlas of World Affairs has proved a valued guide to the people, factions and events that have shaped the modern world from the second world war to the present day. The world map has changed dramatically since the publication of the ninth edition of An Atlas of World Affairs, and this tenth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, placing international issues and conflicts in their most recent geographical contexts through the integration of a hundred maps. more...
The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the First World Warby William J. Philpott
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2004; US$ 31.00Philpott and Hughes present a clear introduction to World War I. In 50 maps, accompanied by supporting text and statistical tables, they survey the main battles and political features of the war. more...
The Hatfield SCT Lunar Atlasby Jeremy Cook
Springer 2005; US$ 69.95Contains photographs and key maps that are as the Moon appears through the eyepiece of an SCT or Maksutov telescope. This work also contains smaller IAU-standard reference photographs on each page, to make it simple to compare the mirrored SCT photographs and maps with those that appear in other conventional atlases. more...
The Tobacco Atlasby M J. Eriksen Mackay
World Health Organization 2002; US$ 27.00The Tobacco Atlas is intended for anyone concerned with personal or political health, governance, politics, economics, big business, corporate behaviour, smuggling, tax, religion, internet, allocation of resources, human development and the future. It will be useful for UN agencies, governments and politicians, health officials, the media, researchers, universities, schools, and the general public. The atlas includes full-colour world maps and graphics, revealing similarities and differences between countries, on the history of tobacco, different types of tobacco use, prevalence and consumption, youth smoking, the economics of tobacco, farming and manufacturing, smuggling, the tobacco industry, promotion, profits, trade, smokers' rights, legislative... more...
An Atlas of World Affairsby Andrew Boyd; Joshua Comenetz
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 47.95The Atlas of World Affairs describes the events, conflicts, factions, and people that have shaped the modern world from the Second World War to the present day. more...
The Far Side of the Moonby Charles J. Byrne
Springer 2007; US$ 39.95The far side of the Moon was unknown to humanity until the Luna and Lunar Orbiter pictures were returned to Earth. A giant impact struck the near side with such force that it created the "near side megabasin", opening the way for floods of mare and sending vast amounts of ejecta to the far side. This title explains this event. more...
The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Cold Warby J. Swift
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2003; US$ 105.00A historical atlas must depict complex issues in a manner immediately accessible to the reader. The Cold War has long needed such an atlas. With easily understood maps and text, this atlas meets this demand. Not only are the obvious issues addressed, such as Cuba, Berlin and so on, but the author also presents themes such as cultural issues and détente to the reader, presenting the Cold War in all its complexities in a form which is useful and understandable. more...
Observing our Changing Earthby Michael G. Sideris
Springer 2008; US$ 259.00Contains a selection of 99 papers from the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) quadrennial General Assembly, held in Perugia, Italy, from July 2 to 13, 2007, in conjunction with the XXIV General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). more...
From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadowby Mark Monmonier
University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 16.00Brassiere Hills, Alaska. Mollys Nipple, Utah. Outhouse Draw, Nevada. In the early twentieth century, it was common for towns and geographical features to have salacious, bawdy, and even derogatory names. In the age before political correctness, mapmakers readily accepted any local preference for place names, prizing accurate representation over standards of decorum. Thus, summits such as Squaw Tit—which towered above valleys in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and California—found their way into the cartographic annals. Later, when sanctions prohibited local use of racially, ethnically, and scatalogically offensive toponyms, town names like Jap Valley, California, were erased from the national and cultural map forever. From... more...