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This stunning atlas maps the causes and incidences of major diseases and the economic, social and environmental factors that impact on people’s health worldwide. 'Brilliant and original, vividly informative' Jon Snow For 14-18.
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This superb atlas uses full colour maps and graphics to explore America's global dominance. Topics: energy, oil and climate change, trade and foreign policy, investment, multinationals, immigration, economic migrants and refugees, military spending, US bases and arms sales, national security and military intervention, diplomacy, aid and economic agencies, American culture, and how the world sees America. 132pp.
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Tobacco is the only consumer product proven to kill more than half of its regular users! It is responsible for 5 million deaths worldwide a year. The latest edition of this groundbreaking atlas gives shape and meaning to statistics about tobacco use and control. Full-colour maps and graphics illustrate in a clear and accessible format the wide range of tobacco issues, revealing similarities and differences between countries, and exposing the behaviour of the tobacco companies. Topics include: History of tobacco; Prevalence and consumption; Health risks and mortality; Economic costs; The tobacco industry; Legal regulations and limitations; Health education and quitting; The Framework Convention of Tobacco Control; and The future of the epidemic 128pp, For 14+. 'Excellent' Sue Marchant, Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys 'Informative, so easy to read, beautiful to look at.' Annie J Sasco, International Agency for Research on Cancer 'I love the atlas! A gold mine.' Ruben Israel, GLOBALink 'A definite hit.' Judy Wilkenfeld, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
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Every year, 7 million people die from cancer. This colourful new atlas illustrates the latest available data on the cancer epidemic worldwide, showing causes, stages of development, and prevalence rates of different types of cancers by gender, income group and region. Information is presented in clear, easy-to-understand graphics, including maps, tables, charts, and illustrations. Topics include: Mechanism of tumour development; Risk factors; Cancer in children; Cancer survivors; Cancer registries; Research; Primary prevention; Early detection; Management and treatment; Cancer organizations; Health education; Policies and legislation; and The future of the epidemic. 128pp, For 14+.
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This superb atlas maps the world's greatest challenge. It explores a wide range of topics, including warning signals, future scenarios, vulnerable populations, health impacts, renewable energy and emissions reduction. 128pp.
'Makes complex scientific information accessible to secondary school students.'Rosie Atkins (Co-ordinator, Centre for Alternative Technology)
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This excellent atlas clearly maps the world's religions. It shows how religions spread; how they relate to laws and world hunger; and the role they play in wars. There is also a table on the fundamental beliefs of the major religions. Understanding these beliefs is crucial to understanding ethnic tension and the clash of cultures as well as being fundamental to world peace. 128pp
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This new atlas is essential for understanding the middle east and its role in global politics. It unravels key issues including imperial legacies, ethnic and religious differences, US presence and policies, Arab-Israeli wars, Israel and Palestine, Iran and Iraq, military spending, the Kurds, Libya and the USA, and oil and water. 224pp.
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The planet is running out of fresh water at such a rate that soon it will be the most valuable commodity on earth. This crucial and timely atlas shows water distribution worldwide and considers a future where privatisation and profit dictate availability. 128pp.
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How many women are in government? How many mothers work? Where is domestic
violence most tolerated? The lives of women are graphically illustrated
in this stunning full colour atlas which presents a vivid portrait of
the status of women. 128pp.
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A visual survey of economic, social and political trends with 50 full
colour double-page map spreads on globalisation, trade, military strength,
world powers, biodiversity, sport and malnutrition
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Superbly illustrated atlas of who eats what, where and why. 'A remarkable book that reveals with devastating
clarity the bizarre way the world feeds itself.' 'Received with immense enthusiasm by my geographer. She had looked for weeks on the Internet, and there it was in the book in a well presented form!' Anthony Tilke, Yokohama International School Japan Feeding the world's six billion inhabitants is an urgent issue. New technologies promise to increase food production but have yet to be proved completely safe. Meanwhile, increasing shares of world grain production is fed to cattle to satisfy the rich world's appetite for meat. This atlas unpacks the food business, from plough to plate, to show the effects of political economy, public policy, natural disasters, and changing ways of life on our eating habits. 128pp (Earthscan)
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Atlas of Endangered Species
A beautifully illustrated guide to the world's endangered plants and animals Full colour maps and graphics provide at-a-glance information on species lost, threatened and surviving today, including trees and other plants, birds, animals, reptiles and insects. 128pp (Earthscan) 'Every school and library should get a copy.' TEGNews, British Ecological Society
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The Atlas of War and Peace
A global overview of current conflict and military trends. Its unique format gives shape and meaning to the statistics about the world's war zones, covering key issues such as terrorism, the arms trade, military spending and global peacekeeping. From Afghanistan to Sierra Leone, Colombia to Northern Ireland, it analyses the causes and costs of war - the death tolls, refugees and political fallout. Key features include 50 full-colour global and regional maps, world table of statistical reference.
'Graphic and highly illuminating' The Guardian 'Deserves the Nobel Prize for Data Presentation.' New Scientist 128pp (Earthscan)
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