The state of the U.S.A. atlas : the changing face of American life in maps and graphics
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The state of the U.S.A. atlas : the changing face of American life in maps and graphics
（Penguin books）
Penguin, 1994
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Description
This current-affairs atlas covers a wide range of political, social, economic and environmental issues in the United States. It provides quick and accessible comparative information on the state of the world's most powerful country through colour maps, graphics and supporting text. Topics covered include the new dynamics of race and ethnicity and population shifts, the changing nature of work and women working, the shifting fortunes of industry and finance, the influence of the military in the US and abroad, and the geography of AIDS and the cost of health.
Table of Contents
- Demographics: population
- the multi-culture
- world nation
- elbow room
- on the move
- sub-urban America. Economy: manufacturing
- farming
- finance
- trade routes
- the search for profit
- winners and losers
- shades of green
- labor
- women working
- personal insome
- taxes
- the promised land. Society: a start in life
- families
- literacy and learning
- a modern plague
- the costs of care
- abortion
- gays and the law
- the fat of the land
- crime
- sanctioned killing
- in God we trust
- the consciousness industry. Government: all politics is local
- the permenent government
- the elected government
- democracy in America
- the Pentagon. State table. Notes and sources.
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