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Title The Macmillan encyclopedia [electronic resource] / [editors, Alan Isaacs, Elizabeth Martin, Jonathan Law].

Imprint London [Eng.] : Macmillan, 2002, [c2003] (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2012.)

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Edition Rev. ed.
Description 1 online resource (24,303 entries) : 253 images, digital files.
Contents A-Z.
Access Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Summary Comprehensively revised and enlarged, the Macmillan Encyclopedia is completely up to date, reflecting all the most recent world events and developments. It is the most reliable and useful one-volume encyclopedia available. Its many entries cover the world spectrum of human knowledge, including science and technology, countries of the world, space, natural history, medicine, politics, sport, people, literature, art and history. New entries in this edition cover the latest political developments around the world, including the events of 11 September 2001 and the subsequent war on terrorism; updates on the Middle East and Northern Ireland; people of significance, including Osama Bin Laden and Iain Duncan Smith; the new Nobel Prize winners, film director Peter Jackson, and authors Louis de Bernires and Philip Pullman; the latest innovations and discoveries in science and technology, including stem cell research; and the latest in sport, including entries for Nasser Hussein, Goran Ivanisevic and Ellen McArthur.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Note Description based on title page of print version.
Subject Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Isaacs, Alan, 1925-
Martin, Elizabeth.
Law, Jonathan.
Credo Reference (Firm)
Cover Title Macmillan encyclopedia 2003.
Other Form: Print version: 0333908139 9780333908136 1400 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)
ISBN 9781849720786 (online)
9780333908136 (print)
0333908139 (print)

 
    
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