The State of the World Atlas
A Unique Survey of Current Events and Global Trends
7th Edition
Published on 1. August 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-84407-029-9 (ISBN)
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
Reviews / Votes
'Unique and uniquely beautiful - a single map here tells us more about the world today than a dozen statistical abstracts or scholarly tomes' New York TimesMore details
Edition
7th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
50 colour maps, index
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 190 mm
Weight
429 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84407-029-9 (9781844070299)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Dan Smith
The State of the World Atlas
Book
09/2008
8th Edition
Earthscan Ltd
€36.30
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Previous edition
Michael Kidron | Ronald Segal
The State of the World Atlas
Book
11/1999
6th Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€34.84
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Persons
Dan Smith is Director of the International Peace Research Institute in Oslo and author of The Atlas of War and Peace (Earthscan, 2003)
Content
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.