The Kingfisher Atlas of the Modern World
Hardcover – Illustrated, October 15, 2007
Kingfisher · Hardcover · October 15, 2007
Beautiful hand-illustrated maps bring the story of human civilization up to date, examining the world from 1800 to the present day.
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- Who it’s for
- Hand-illustrated regional maps trace conflicts, social movements, and change around the world since 1800.
- Themes
- Modern world history, War, trade, and conquest, Social and political change
- Genres
- Atlases & Maps, Modern History for Kids, European History for Kids
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Beautiful hand-illustrated maps bring the story of human civilization up to date, examining the world from 1800 to the present day. Circling the globe, this atlas features amazing tales of trade, war, innovation, and conquest. Each map focuses on a major region, exploring the conflicts, changes, and social movements that took place during a specific period of time.
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The subjects are arranged chronologically as the reader is guided through the end of the Napoleonic era, the Industrial Revolution, the colonization of Africa, World War I, the Great Depression in the United States, World War II, the Cold War, and the modern conflicts and realignments of today. The Kingfisher Atlas of the Modern World is the perfect pictorial representation of the influence of recent history on the modern world.
Maps Since 1800
Hand-illustrated regional maps trace conflicts, social movements, and change around the world since 1800.
Come here for
- Hand-illustrated maps of major regions
- Chronological coverage from the Napoleonic era to modern realignments
Expect
- Coverage of trade, war, innovation, and conquest
- A sequence spanning the Industrial Revolution, world wars, and Cold War
Where it sits
| Modern History for Kids | 81% |
|---|---|
| Atlases & Maps | 61% |
| European History for Kids | 24% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Atlases & Maps
- Authors
- Simon Adams
- Publisher
- Kingfisher
- Published
- October 15, 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Modern world history · War, trade, and conquest · Social and political change
- Reading lane
- Atlases & Maps