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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