The State of the World Atlas

by Michael Kidron and Ronald Segal

Book Overview

This widely acclaimed atlas provides a unique view of current affairs by translating key political, economic, and social indicators into 50 full-color maps and graphics. From world trade to personal... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671424394
• ISBN13: 9780671424398
• Release Date: March 1981
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Not Just Graphics, But Sources and Perspective are Stellar

This book, together with The State of War and Peace, is a desktop classic that would make an outstanding gift for any student of any age, and for any adult concerned about the state of the world we are leaving to our children. This is much more than a book of graphic generalizations; as a researcher myself I especially appreciate the specific identification of the sources that were consulted, and the summaries of each of the major political-legal, socio-economic, techno-demographic, ideo-cultural, and natural-geographic conditions threatening the stability of the "Whole Earth". I dare to think this book should be required reading for our elected representatives as well as our military commanders charged with "shaping" their regional environments.

Global Environment in its Social and Political Framework

Good information on global environmental issues was why I consulted this book. I also wanted to see if was suitable as an inexpensive book for passing to contacts in other governments. It hit the spot on both counts.For those wishing an overview of global environmental issues, there are good maps (with helpful commentaries at the back)on Biodiversity, Forests, Global Warming, Energy, Food, Traffic and Cities ( these, working back from the end are the maps in the final section "Sustaining the World"). But other sections have maps with material important for environmental issues: Health Risks, Tourism and Life Expectancy ( see the inset map on access to safe drinking water p 17). There is a good index.

VERY INFORMATIVE!

THIS IS SUCH A WONDERFULLY INFORMATIVE BOOK, ESPECIALLY FOR THE 'HISTORICALLY CHALLANGED' AS I AM! I ENJOYED THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT MADE LEARNING CURRENT EVENTS VERY PRACTICAL AND UNDERSTANDABLE. THE MAPS ARE GREAT. WITH THE COMPLEXITY OF EVENTS GOING ON IN THE WORLD TODAY, IT WOULD TAKE A COLLEGE DEGREE IN MANY SUBJECTS JUST TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT! BUT THIS BREAKS IT DOWN IN AN EASY TO UNDERSTAND FORMAT. I VERY HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK, AND THE OTHERS IN THIS SERIES, TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND CURRENT WORLD EVENTS!

World political, economic, and social trends via graphics

I use this book with middle school kids. It is useful to make clear the variations between nations and peoples of the world. Examples: how old is your nation? Which nations sell or buy tobacco? Where are children poor or uneducated? What other nations have rights like ours?

Buy This Book!!!

I read this book, and it is GREAT! It shows great maps that are easy to understand. Even my kids love to look at this book.