First published in 1868, Whitaker's is the ultimate single-volume
reference source - packed with thousands of facts, figures,
overviews and statistics relating to the UK and the world.
Whitaker's 2017 contains a comprehensive explanation of every
aspect of national and local government infrastructure in the UK,
astronomical and tidal data for 2017, guides to UK law, education
and taxation, overviews of the water, energy and transport
industries, essential calendar information, chapters on royalty and
peerage, MPs, government departments and public bodies, directory
listings of societies and institutions, sports results and records
- including complete results of the 2016 Rio Olympics, reviews of
the year 2015-16 - covering the arts, science and politics - and
monthly summaries of the year's news. Whitaker's is also an
excellent introduction to world politics with in-depth profiles of
international organisations, the European Union and every country
of the world. Our dedicated team of both in-house editors and
specialist contributors spend a total of 6,000 hours updating
Whitaker's annually - this includes contacting over 5,000 people to
update their own organisation's details, researching information
from official annual reports, and gathering statistics and facts
from the most up-to-date authoritative sources available. For last
year's edition, one editor spent an entire day contacting
individual departments of HM Treasury to ascertain the correct name
of each minister's Private Secretary - information which is just
not available elsewhere, including the gov.uk website. Of the 6,000
hours spent updating Whitaker's annually around 2,000 hours of
editorial time is dedicated to verifying every piece of information
to ensure that, unlike collaborative online sources such as
Wikipedia, all the material in Whitaker's is neutral and reliable.
Now in its 149th edition, the book is completely revised and
updated every year with at least 60% of the contents - including
maps, diagrams and colour infographics - newly compiled
specifically for this edition. A totally unique combination of
every aspect of UK infrastructure, current affairs, world politics,
history, finance, astronomical data and reviews of the year,
'Whitaker's remains the most comprehensive compendium of
information in the English language' (Jon Snow) and will save hours
of research and cross-referencing between different sources.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
![McMillan's Agricultural and Nautical Almanac for 1886 [microform] - With Astronomical Tables Adapted to the Provinces of...](http://media.loot.co.za/images/x120/4598121598091179215.jpg)
