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Adams, Simon

The Kingfisher Atlas of the Modern World

48 pp. | Kingfisher | October, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7534-6034-4 $15.95
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Kevin Maddison. This book gives a vague synopsis of world history from 1800-2007. Each double-page spread is illustrated with a map and focuses on one area of the world (though the viewpoint is largely Eurocentric). The crowded spreads include a main paragraph of text, wordy captions, cartoon drawings, some photographs, and vertical timelines. The book is useful as a very general overview. Ind.
Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

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