| Since 1864 The Statesman s Year-Bookhas been published annually and thisyear celebrates the 120th year ofpublication, Throughout these years ithas been respected for its presentationof up-to-date facts without bias.Although data is obtained from officialsources throughout the world these aresupplemented by semi-official andprivate sources to give a roundedpresentation of the political, economicand social facts of the countries of theworld. The Statesman s Year-Book has,over these 120 years, built itselfareputation so that it is found in everyreference library of the world.Special features of this edition include -A- A new specially drawn map of Antarctica~- Climate of European countries-k The World s Changing Wealth shown in a newly constructed map~- Military Service in the Countries of the worldJohn Paxton, who joined thepublication in 1963 and became editorin 1969, is in constant touch with theaffairs of every country, and providesextensive data from official, semi-official and private sources. He is also editor of The Statesman sYear Book World Gazetteer, now in itssecond edition, and has written manybooks on European affairs including ADictionary of the European Communities |
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