The outstanding single-volume Encyclopedia Completely revised and updated, this new edition of The Cambridge Encyclopedia contains more accurate, authoritative and up-to-date information than any other book of its kind. More comprehensive * Over 36,000 entries including: * 6,000 biographical * 4,500 geographical * 15,000 topics * 10,000 Ready Reference More up-to-date * Over 1,400 new or totally revised entries * All recent political, economic, technological and environmental changes More user-friendly * Over 1,000 illustrations, diagrams, maps and panels * 85,000 cross-references * 16-page full-colour atlas More international * Over 150 specialist contributors from all over the world More facts and figures * 128-page Ready-Reference - packed with essential facts and statistics