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Penguin State of the World Atlas, Seventh Edition
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Penguin State of the World Atlas, Seventh Edition
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by Dan Smith
Sales Rank : 105098
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Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Penguin Non-Classics; 7 Revised edition September 30, 2003
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0142003182
ISBN-13: 978-0142003183
Product Dimensions:
9.6 x 7.7 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
Product 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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