The Penguin State of the World Atlas

Book Description
The completely up-to-date edition of this invaluable classic reference allows the reader a global overview of the elements that define the opening of the twenty-first century.

* The World at War
* The Rise of Globalization
* Control of the Seas
* Control of Space
* Superpowers
* Population Growth
* Urbanization
* Traffic
* Energy Use
* Global Warming
* Biodiversity
* Stock Markets
* Human Rights
* Children's Rights
* The Internet and Digital Media
* Investment
* Health and Disease

Using a mainly visual analysis of data in full-color maps and graphics, Dan Smith gives shape and meaning to the statistics.

About the Author
Dan Smith has been the director of the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO), and chairman of the board for the Institute for War & Peace Reporting, in London. He is the author of five other books on peace and security issues, several edited volumes, and more than seventy scholarly articles and chapters in anthologies.


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The State of the World Atlas is a unique visual survey of current events and global trends. This latest edition includes: communications and IT; international trade; globalization of work; international travel and tourism; military strength; wars and peacekeeping; business and finance; aging and new health risks; food and water; energy resources and consumption; literacy, ethnicity, and gender equality; global warming and biodiversity; and world powers.


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