Explore the History of World Population Growth as never before with John Carl Nelson's fascinating new book, Historical Atlas of the Eight Billion. Based on the recent population estimates and GIS technology, Eight Billion shows how each of the regions and countries of the world compare to each other and over different periods of time. It tells the story of how our population got to where we are today Maps for each of 32 time periods show: The size of the population in each region The changes in each region from the previous period The largest countries and largest cities of the world at that time Text for each of the 32 time periods show: A summary of the developments during the period A list of the largest countries and largest cities A table of the regions showing percentages Visually stunning and power-packed with information, Eight Billion is an invaluable reference in this critical time in World History.