The Penguin encyclopedia of places / John Paxton.
This encyclopedia provides answers to thousands of questions, forming a comprehensive guide to the geography and history of over 12,000 places scattered throughout the world. Articles range from detailed accounts of individual countries, to snapshot views of small communities, to descriptions of riv...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Penguin,
1999.
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Online Access: | Credo Academic Core with Backfile |
| Summary: | This encyclopedia provides answers to thousands of questions, forming a comprehensive guide to the geography and history of over 12,000 places scattered throughout the world. Articles range from detailed accounts of individual countries, to snapshot views of small communities, to descriptions of rivers and mountains, and they contain a wealth of background information - political facts, economic analysis, social and cultural framework. Whether you want to find out about Bosnia's turbulent past or life expectancy in Barbados or the monsoon period in Bangladesh, this multi-faceted book is the ideal first port of call. |
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| Item Description: | A-Z. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (9343 entries) |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 1849720649 9781849720649 |