The Columbia Gazetteer of the World

Edited by Saul Cohen

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second edition
June, 2008
Cloth, 4424 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-14554-1
$595.00 / £410.50

"Authoratative. . . . Historically accurate, this title can be considered a reference standard." — Library Journal

"This classic reference work will earn its keep. . . . Essential." — Choice

"The standard geographical reference source." — Michael Levine-Clark, American Reference Books Annual

"Highly recommended for all academic and medium-sized to large public and high-school libraries." — Booklist

"Praise for the previous edition:"Highly recommended."—Choice"The definitive English-language encyclopedia of places and geographical features."—Booklist"Every reference librarian’s prized geographic tool.."—Library Journal" —

Related Subjects

• Geography
• Reference

About the Author

Saul B. Cohen is a specialist in political geography and University Professor Emeritus at Hunter College of the City University of New York, president emeritus of Queens College of the City of New York, former director of the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University, and past president of the Association of American Geographers.

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