Author: Saul Bernard Cohen
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231145541
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 4454
Book Description
A geographical encyclopedia of world place names contains alphabetized entries with detailed statistics on location, name pronunciation, topography, history, and economic and cultural points of interest.
The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G
Author: Saul Bernard Cohen
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231145541
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 4454
Book Description
A geographical encyclopedia of world place names contains alphabetized entries with detailed statistics on location, name pronunciation, topography, history, and economic and cultural points of interest.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231145541
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 4454
Book Description
A geographical encyclopedia of world place names contains alphabetized entries with detailed statistics on location, name pronunciation, topography, history, and economic and cultural points of interest.
Lippincott's Pronouncing Gazetteer. ...
Author: Joseph Thomas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 2210
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 2210
Book Description
Longman's Gazetteer of the World
Author: George Goudie Chisholm
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 1816
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 1816
Book Description
Historical Gazetteer of the United States
Author: Paul T. Hellmann
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135948593
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1666
Book Description
The first place-by-place chronology of U.S. history, this book offers the student, researcher, or traveller a handy guide to find all the most important events that have occurred at any locality in the United States.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135948593
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1666
Book Description
The first place-by-place chronology of U.S. history, this book offers the student, researcher, or traveller a handy guide to find all the most important events that have occurred at any locality in the United States.
The Statesman’s Year-Book World Gazetteer
Author: John Paxton
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9781349213849
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Many improvements have been made to the information. Latitude and longitude references have been added, much more information on capital cities and massive updating of industrial information and population figures. The previous edition was published in 1986.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9781349213849
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Many improvements have been made to the information. Latitude and longitude references have been added, much more information on capital cities and massive updating of industrial information and population figures. The previous edition was published in 1986.
Chambers World Gazetteer
Author: David Munro
Publisher: Edinburgh : Chambers ; Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press
ISBN:
Category : Gazetteers
Languages : en
Pages : 878
Book Description
"Chambers World Gazetteer is the standard international directory of places in the world. It contains 20, 000 entries and is replete with detailed statistical information - on location, population, topography, history, economic activity, key dates in the calendar. The content is arranged alphabetically and includes 150 line maps plus a 120 page full-colour atlas. There is even a guide to pronunciation of place names."--Page 2 of cover.
Publisher: Edinburgh : Chambers ; Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press
ISBN:
Category : Gazetteers
Languages : en
Pages : 878
Book Description
"Chambers World Gazetteer is the standard international directory of places in the world. It contains 20, 000 entries and is replete with detailed statistical information - on location, population, topography, history, economic activity, key dates in the calendar. The content is arranged alphabetically and includes 150 line maps plus a 120 page full-colour atlas. There is even a guide to pronunciation of place names."--Page 2 of cover.
The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction
Author: M.A. Orthofer
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231518501
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
A user-friendly reference for English-language readers who are eager to explore contemporary fiction from around the world. Profiling hundreds of titles and authors from 1945 to today, with an emphasis on fiction published in the past two decades, this guide introduces the styles, trends, and genres of the world's literatures, from Scandinavian crime thrillers and cutting-edge Chinese works to Latin American narco-fiction and award-winning French novels. The book's critical selection of titles defines the arc of a country's literary development. Entries illuminate the fiction of individual nations, cultures, and peoples, while concise biographies sketch the careers of noteworthy authors. Compiled by M. A. Orthofer, an avid book reviewer and the founder of the literary review site the Complete Review, this reference is perfect for readers who wish to expand their reading choices and knowledge of contemporary world fiction. “A bird's-eye view of titles and authors from everywhere―a book overfull with reminders of why we love to read international fiction. Keep it close by.”—Robert Con Davis-Udiano, executive director, World Literature Today “M. A. Orthofer has done more to bring literature in translation to America than perhaps any other individual. [This book] will introduce more new worlds to you than any other book on the market.”—Tyler Cowen, George Mason University “A relaxed, riverine guide through the main currents of international writing, with sections for more than a hundred countries on six continents.”—Karan Mahajan, Page-Turner blog, The New Yorker
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231518501
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
A user-friendly reference for English-language readers who are eager to explore contemporary fiction from around the world. Profiling hundreds of titles and authors from 1945 to today, with an emphasis on fiction published in the past two decades, this guide introduces the styles, trends, and genres of the world's literatures, from Scandinavian crime thrillers and cutting-edge Chinese works to Latin American narco-fiction and award-winning French novels. The book's critical selection of titles defines the arc of a country's literary development. Entries illuminate the fiction of individual nations, cultures, and peoples, while concise biographies sketch the careers of noteworthy authors. Compiled by M. A. Orthofer, an avid book reviewer and the founder of the literary review site the Complete Review, this reference is perfect for readers who wish to expand their reading choices and knowledge of contemporary world fiction. “A bird's-eye view of titles and authors from everywhere―a book overfull with reminders of why we love to read international fiction. Keep it close by.”—Robert Con Davis-Udiano, executive director, World Literature Today “M. A. Orthofer has done more to bring literature in translation to America than perhaps any other individual. [This book] will introduce more new worlds to you than any other book on the market.”—Tyler Cowen, George Mason University “A relaxed, riverine guide through the main currents of international writing, with sections for more than a hundred countries on six continents.”—Karan Mahajan, Page-Turner blog, The New Yorker
Cities of the Classical World
Author: Colin McEvedy
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141967633
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
From Alexandria to York, this unique illustrated guide allows us to see the great centres of classical civilization afresh. The key feature of Cities of the Classical World is 120 specially drawn maps tracing each city's thoroughfares and defences, monuments and places of worship. Every map is to the same scale, allowing readers for the first time to appreciate visually the relative sizes of Babylon and Paris, London and Constantinople. There is also a clear, incisive commentary on each city's development, strategic importance, rulers and ordinary inhabitants. This compelling and elegant atlas opens a new window on to the ancient world, and will transform the way we see it.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141967633
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
From Alexandria to York, this unique illustrated guide allows us to see the great centres of classical civilization afresh. The key feature of Cities of the Classical World is 120 specially drawn maps tracing each city's thoroughfares and defences, monuments and places of worship. Every map is to the same scale, allowing readers for the first time to appreciate visually the relative sizes of Babylon and Paris, London and Constantinople. There is also a clear, incisive commentary on each city's development, strategic importance, rulers and ordinary inhabitants. This compelling and elegant atlas opens a new window on to the ancient world, and will transform the way we see it.
A Gazetteer of the World: AA-Brazey
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gazetteers
Languages : en
Pages : 986
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gazetteers
Languages : en
Pages : 986
Book Description
The New World Atlas and Gazetteer [cartographic Material]
Author: P.F. Collier & Son
Publisher: New York [N.Y.] : P.F. Collier & Son
ISBN:
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher: New York [N.Y.] : P.F. Collier & Son
ISBN:
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description