Publisher's Synopsis
This encyclopaedia has been compiled from the work of over 80 experts and produced from a computer-held database that is constantly updated. The revisions for 1993 include the events in Russia and Yugoslavia and the results of the UK General Election.;With 12,000 articles, this volume covers every kind of topic, including history, politics, ideas, sport, the arts, famous people past and present and also informative entries on science and technology. Countries throughout the world are listed with details of their history, economy, politics and geography.
