The Kingfisher Atlas of the Modern World

Beautiful hand-illustrated maps bring the story of human civilization up todate, 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, andsocial movements that took place during a specific period of time. Thesubjects are arranged chronologically as the reader is guided through theend of the Napoleonic era, the Industrial Revolution, the colonization ofAfrica, World War I, the Great Depression in the United States, World WarII, the Cold War, and the modern conflicts and realignments of today. TheKingfisher Atlas of the Modern World is the perfect pictorial representationof the influence of recent history on the modern world.