The Cambridge Encyclopedia is unrivaled for academic authority and comprehensiveness, as well as its style and concision. Thoroughly revised and updated, with nearly 20,000 more words, the Third Edition incorporates: Full-color flags for over 200 countries of the world--including all new flags since 1994. 24 full-color world maps--giving details of the continents (physical, political, ice-coverage); the oceans (temperatures, depths, bed-features); earthquake zones; European trade organizations, and the effects of global warming and acid rain. Over 26,000 A-Z entries, with over 85,000 cross-references, 250 maps and 330 illustrations--giving unequaled coverage of biographical, scientific, geographic, historical and international issues. A 128-page Ready Reference--presenting, in readily accessible tabular and illustrative form, over 10,000 entries. Read Less