The Oxford Dictionary of the World

by David Munro

Book Overview

From Tintern Abbey to Timbuktu, Loch Ness to the Limpopo River, the ABC Islands to the Zuider Zee--Oxford's Dictionary of the World is a testament to the fascinating diversity of the planet Earth.
Combining the expertise of one of the world's foremost gazetteer compilers with that of the Oxford dictionaries department, it is the most up-to-date world geographic dictionary available today. Fourteen regional geographical experts vetted the text...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198661843
• ISBN13: 9780198661849
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

An excellent resource.

An essential guide to world culture, religion, politics, geography, people's and economies. An endlessly good resource for children, students and general interest.