The state of the world atlas

Author(s)

• Smith, Dan
• Bræin, Ane

Bibliographic Information

The state of the world atlas

Dan Smith with Ane Bræin

Earthscan, 2003

7th ed., completely revised and updated

Other Title

The state of the world atlas : a unique survey of current events and global trends

Note

"In memory of Michael Kidron 1930-2003" -- half title page

Previous ed.: London : Penguin, 1999

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

PART ONE: POWER Political Systems - Control of the Seas - Control of Space - International Organizations - Transnationals - Superpower PART TWO: THE COST OF LIVING Population - Urbanization - Traffic - Energy Use - Climate Change - Biodiversity - Water PART THREE: DIFFERENCES Quality of Life - Ethnicity - Beliefs - Rich and Poor - Literacy - Workplaces PART FOUR: RIGHTS Human Rights - Free Speech - Rights of the Child - Sexual Freedom - Religious Freedom - Women's Rights PART FIVE: WAR AND FORCE War - Military Spending - Armed Forces - Terrorism - Peacekeeping - Refugees PART SIX: MONEY National Income - Trade - Debt and Aid - Drugs Trade - Migrant Workers PART SEVEN: THE BUSINESS OF PLEASURE Communications - Media - Sport - Tourism - Sex PART EIGHT: LIFE OR DEATH? Life Expectancy - Malnutrition - Mental Health - HIV/AIDS - Smoking - Rich Living VITAL STATISTICS Country Profiles - World Table - Indicators

Table of Contents

• Part 1 Power: political systems
• control of the seas
• control of space
• international organizations
• transnationals
• superpower. Part 2 The cost of living: population
• urbanization
• traffic
• energy use
• climate change
• biodiversity
• water. Part 3 Differences: quality of life
• ethnicity
• beliefs
• rich and poor
• literacy
• workplaces. Part 4 Rights: human rights
• free speech
• rights of the child
• sexual freedom
• religious freedom
• women's rights. Part 5 War and force: war
• military spending
• armed forces
• terrorism
• peacekeeping
• refugees. Part 6 Money: national income
• trade
• debt and aid
• drugs trade
• migrant workers. Part 7 The business of pleasure: communications
• media
• sport
• tourism
• sex. Part 8 Life or death?: life expectancy
• malnutrition
• mental health
• HIV/AIDS
• smoking
• rich living. Vital statistics: country profiles
• world table
• indicators.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA66222539
• ISBN:
  • 1844070298
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 144 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 300
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Current events
  • LCSH : Social history
  • LCSH : Political science