The Hutchinson Encyclopedia

Providing coverage of a wide range of subjects from sport and popular culture, to current developments in science and technology and topical issues, this edition has been completely revised and updated. It covers such recent events as: the death of Diana, Princess of Wales; the handover of Hong Kong; and the sentencing of Pot Pot to life imprisonment. The text retains its focus features, linked closely to the National Curriculum, which cover such topics as the abolition of slavery, the spread of Buddhism and the break-up of the USSR.