'An entirely new way of looking at our planet' - The Times

'Should be in every geography classroom and in every school, college and university library' - The Geographical Association

'Mind-boggling' - Mail on Sunday

Now available in paperback, this reference book has everything we need to make sense of today’s world. 366 digitally modified maps – known as cartograms – depict the areas and countries of the world by their demographic importance on a vast range of topics, ranging from basic data on population, health, wealth and occupation to how many toys we import and who’s eating their vegetables. Created by the team behind worldmapper.org, The Atlas of the Real World book is an invaluable resource for home reference, schools, universities, journalists and trend-spotting professionals everywhere.
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Includes 366 digitally modified maps known as cartograms that depict the areas and countries of the world by their demographic importance on a range of topics, ranging from basic data on population, health, wealth and occupation to how many toys we import and who's eating their vegetables.
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Winner of The Geographical Association’s 2009 Gold Award this thought-provoking atlas is the ultimate resource for everyone who wants to understand how their country or region fits into the new world order
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780500288535
Publisert
2010-10-04
Utgiver
Thames & Hudson Ltd; Thames & Hudson Ltd
Vekt
1940 gr
Høyde
232 mm
Bredde
268 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
416

Om bidragsyterne

Daniel Dorling is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sheffield, UK. Mark Newman is The Paul Dirac Collegiate Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan, USA. Anna Barford is a Research Associate at the University of Sheffield, UK.