"The Student Atlas of World Politics, 6/E" is an attractive atlas of current affairs that reflects recent developments in political geography and international relations. The sixth edition has an expanded format and includes enlarged and detailed thematic maps. This collection of maps and data, with its emphasis on currency, is particularly useful for exploring the concept of geopolitics and the crucial relationships between geography and world politics.

Table of Contents:
PART I. THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD Map 1. World Political Boundaries Map 2. World Climates Map 3. World Topography Map 4. World Ecological Regions Map 5. Natural Hazards Map 6. World Land Use Map 7. World Population Density Map 8. World Religions Map 9. World Languages Map 10. Migrations since 1500 PART II. STATES: THE GEOGRAPHY OF POLITICS AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS Map 11. Political Boundary Types Map 12. Political Systems Map 13. Unitary and Federal States Map 14. Sovereign States: Duration of Independence Map 15. European Boundaries, 1914-1948 Map 16. An Age of Bi-Polarity: The Cold War ca. 1970 Map 17. Political Realms: Regional Changes, 1945-2003 Map 18. The Geopolitical World at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century Map 19. Europe: Political Changes 1989-2003 Map 20. Territorial Changes: The Middle East, 1918-Present Map 21. Africa: Colonialism to Independence, 1910-2000 Map 22. South Africa: Black Homelands and Post-Apartheid Provinces Map 23. Colonialism to Independence: Asia 1930-2000 Map 24. Global Distribution of Minority Groups Map 25. Linguistic Diversity Map 26. World Refugee Population Map 27. International Conflicts in the Post World War II World Map 28. Post-Cold War International Alliances Map 29. Flashpoints, 2003 Map 30. International Terrorist Incidents, 2000-2002 Map 31. The Political Geography of a Global Religion: The Islamic World Map 32. Nations with Nuclear Weapons Map 33. Size of Armed Forces Map 34. Military Expenditures as a Percentage of Gross National Product PART III: THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Map 35. Membership in the World Trade Organization Map 36. Regional Trade Organizations Map 37. Gross National Income Per Capita Map 38. Relative Wealth of Nations: Purchasing Power Parity Map 39. International Flows of Capital Map 40. Economic Output per Sector Map 41. Employment by Economic Activity Map 42. Central Government Expenditures Per Capita Map 43. The Indebtedness of States Map 44. Exports of Primary Products Map 45. Dependence on Trade PART IV: POPULATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Map 46. Population Growth Rate Map 47. Infant Mortality Rate Map 48. Average Life Expectancy at Birth Map 49. Population by Age Group Map 50. Urban Population Map 51. Illiteracy Rates Map 52. Unemployment in the Labor Force Map 53. The Gender Gap: Inequalities in Education and Employment Map 54. Human Rights: Political Rights and Civil Liberties Map 55. Capital Punishment Map 56. Deployment of Peace Corps Volunteers Map 57. The Index of Human Development PART V: FOOD, ENERGY, AND MATERIALS Map 58. Production of Staples--Cereals, Roots, and Tubers Map 59. Agricultural Production Per Capita Map 60. Average Daily Per Capita Supply of Calories Map 61. Energy Production Per Capita Map 62. Energy Requirements Per Capita Map 64. Flows of Oil Map 65. Production of Crucial Materials Map 66. Consumption of Crucial Materials PART VI: ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS Map 67. Deforestation and Desertification Map 68. Soil Degradation Map 69. Air and Water Quality Map 70. Per Capita Carbon Dioxide Emissions Map 71. Potential Global Temperature Change Map 72. Global Hotspots of Biodiversity Map 73. Degree of Human Disturbance PART VII: REGIONAL MAPS Map 74. North America: Physical Map 75. North America: Political Map 76. South America: Physical Map 77. South America: Political Map 78. Europe: Physical Map 79. Europe: Political Map 80. Southwest and Central Asia: Physical Map 81. Southwest and Central Asia: Political Map 82. South and South East Asia: Physical Map 83. South and South East Asia: Political Map 84: North and East Asia: Physical) Map 86: Africa: Physical Map 87. Africa: Political Map 88. Australia and Oceania: Physical Map 89. Australia and Oceania: Political PART VIII: WORLD COUNTRIES: DATA TABLES TABLE A. WORLD COUNTRIES: AREA, POPULATION, AND POPULATION DENSITY, 1998 TABLE B. WORLD COUNTRIES: FORM OF GOVERNMENT, CAPITAL CITY, AND MAJOR LANGUAGES TABLE C. DEFENSE EXPENDITURES, ARMED FORCES, REFUGEES, AND THE ARMS TRADE TABLE D. ARMED CONFLICT IN THE 1990S TABLE E. WORLD COUNTRIES: BASIC ECONOMIC INDICATORS 1997 TABLE F. WORLD COUNTRIES: POPULATION GROWTH, 1950--2050 TABLE G. WORLD COUNTRIES: BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, 1975--2000 TABLE H. WORLD COUNTRIES: MORALITY, HEALTH, AND NUTRITION, 1997 TABLE I. WORLD COUNTRIES: EDUCATION AND LITERACY, 1995--1997 TABLE J. WORLD COUNTRIES: AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS, 1994--1997 TABLE K. LAND USE AND DEFORESTATION, 1980--1996 TABLE L. WORLD COUNTRIES: ENERGY PRODUCTION AND USE, 1980--1996 TABLE M. WORLD COUNTRIES: WATER RESOURCES TABLE N. WORLD COUNTRIES: ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND EMISSIONS, 1980--1996 PART IX: GEOGRAPHICAL INDEX