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Miniatlas of human security

Author: World Bank.; Human Security Report Project (Simon Fraser University)
Publisher: Brighton, UK Myriad Editions, 2008.
Series: Miniatlas (Washington, D.C. )
Edition/Format:   Book : International government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
"This at-a-glance guide to global security issues provides a wealth of information on armed conflicts since 1946. It maps political violence, the links between poverty and conflict, assaults on human rights - including the use of child soldiers - and the causes of war and peace. Extraordinary changes have taken place since the end of the Cold War. Despite the escalating violence in Iraq, and the widening war in  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Maps
Atlas
Material Type: Government publication, International government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: World Bank.; Human Security Report Project (Simon Fraser University)
ISBN: 9780821372210 0821372211
OCLC Number: 166368180
Description: 64 p. : ill., col. maps, charts ; 21 cm.
Contents: Part 1. When States go to war. --
Part 2. Warlords and killing fields. --
Part 3. Counting the dead. --
Part 4. Measuring human rights abuse. --
Part 5. Causes of war, causes of peace.
Series Title: Miniatlas (Washington, D.C. )
Other Titles: Atlas of human security.
Responsibility: The World Bank [and] HSRP (Human Security Report Project), Vancouver, Canada.

Abstract:

"This at-a-glance guide to global security issues provides a wealth of information on armed conflicts since 1946. It maps political violence, the links between poverty and conflict, assaults on human rights - including the use of child soldiers - and the causes of war and peace. Extraordinary changes have taken place since the end of the Cold War. Despite the escalating violence in Iraq, and the widening war in Darfur, there has been a decline in armed conflict worldwide. The number of battle-deaths, genocides and refugees has also decreased. Many of these changes can be attributed to international activism - spearheaded by the UN - that seeks to stop ongoing wars, help negotiate peace settlements, support post-conflict reconstruction, and prevent old wars from flaring up again. Specially designed to show detailed information on a small scale, the miniAtlas of Human Security is a succinct introduction to today's most pressing security challenges." -- Book cover.

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