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Alternate Names of Places: A Worldwide Dictionary. Adrian Room

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Alternate Names of Places: A Worldwide Dictionary Adrian Room. djvu ebook
Publisher: McFarland
Language: English
Page: 265
ISBN: 078643712X, 9780786437122

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Containing about 7,000 official or semi-official alternate names (but not nicknames or colloquial abbreviations), this alphabetical dictionary covers current and past place-names around the world. Although many of these name changes result from wars and violent conflict, some listings (for example, to Denali National Park from Mount McKinley) reflect historic concern for retaining the aboriginal moniker. Author Room is the preeminent expert on world place-names (toponyms) and has done enormous research using a wide variety of multilingual sources. A short introduction provides an informative survey about the geographical and historical background of alternate place-names. The appendixes—Names of Places in Non-English Languages and Fictional Names of Places—are particularly useful. An excellent supplementary work for large public and academic libraries. --Donald Altschiller

Review

"A valuable resource for those interested in history, geography, or toponymy. Recommended." --Choice"A very useful source for researchers and for casual readers." --Arba