The World Guide 2003-2004 (The World Guide: An Alternative Reference to the Countries of Our Planet) - Softcover

Third World Institute

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0954049977 ISBN 13: 9780954049973

Publisher: New Internationalist Publications Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

The World Guide 2003/2004 provides a wealth of information on the countries of the world from a refreshingly different perspective. Drawing on United Nations' and other mainstream data, it includes all the facts, history, political and economic analysis you would find in a conventional reference work, but in addition offers information on the issues central to the lives of people in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean. The 2003/2004 Guide includes:- * Updated information on 240 countries, including new or expanded entries on 20 smaller states such as Andorra, San Marino and many island nations, plus full entries for Palestine, East Timor, Western Sahara and West Papua. * A completely new set of 25 reports on global issues, such as terrorism, HIV/AIDS, global warming, slavery, democracy and Islam, plus 27 tables giving factual information on food, education, population, debt, employment and habitat. * Updated data and statistics on child health, literacy, access to clean water, land use, public expenditure and other issues. * A full-colour pullout world map featuring the flags of the world's countries, in colour, on the reverse side.

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Review

A highly recommended reference book that gives readers a unique opportunity to see what the world looks like "from the South. -- WorldViews Resource Center, Michigan

An impressive reference book. -- The Times

Good news for anyone looking for a handy overview of the world, the countries and the places of our planet. -- Financial and Economic Times, Brussels

The fact that The World Guide is published biennially and at a price far below that of other world directories makes it an attractive proposition. -- Library Association, London

This is the best and most accessible general reference resource available on the Third World. -- The Australian

Edition details

• Publisher: New Internationalist Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0954049977
• ISBN 13: 9780954049973
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 628