The state of the world atlas

Author(s)

• Smith, Dan

Bibliographic Information

The state of the world atlas

Dan Smith

Myriad, 2020

10th ed

• : pbk

Note

Previous ed.: Oxford : New Internationalist, 2013

Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-206) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In a world governed by 'fake news' and where world leaders are dismissing 'facts', this statistically meticulous presentation of trends is vitally important to understand the world today. A milestone of graphic reporting, this groundbreaking 'atlas with attitude' keeps pace with the speed of change with informed analysis and graphically analyses every key indicator and vital statistic of modern life. New topics for this 10th edition include: - Climate change: Impact on human health and security, different scenarios, and the time left to change course - Terrorism: Number of terrorist attacks in each country - Weapons of mass destruction: Chemical weapons use in Syria - Peace: Agreements reached across the years - Democracy: Spread of democracy around the world - Minorities: Peoples under threat - Big business: Panama and Paradise papers, and dirty business

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Details

• NCID: BD02509401
• ISBN:
  • 9781912408870
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: 208 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 300.223
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Current events -- Maps
  • LCSH : Social history -- Maps
  • LCSH : Political science -- Maps