Now in its third edition, "The Hutchinson Guide to the World" has been completely redesigned and expanded. Combining a geographical factfinder and gazetteer into one easy-to-use volume, this well-respected resource gives users quick access to facts and figures on the world's countries, places, and population. New features In this edition include practical information for travellers such as visa requirements and local banking hours; expanded coverage of North American and European towns and regions; and recent data on population trends and projections.

This new guide is the first to provide an inventory of the remarkably vast, interdisciplinary African and African American holdings of primary material residing in 22 Harvard libraries and museums. An invaluable source for academic research, the guide demonstrates the breadth, depth, range, and nature of Harvard's collection of primary African and Afriecan American materials, which includes artifacts, diaries/letters, manuscripts, maps, oral histories, photographs, political posters, sheet music, and works of art.