Robin Cook Launches The Atlas of War and Peace Published by Earthscan and written by Dan Smith, O.B.E (Senior Adviser and former Director of the International Peace Research Institute in Oslo, Norway), THE ATLAS OF WAR AND PEACE provides a global overview of the causes and consequences of war today and the dynamics of peacemaking. To mark this launch Earthscan are currently offering a SPECIAL 10% DISCOUNT: http://www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=3926 Praised by Cook as a 'fascinating and impressive book' it maps the problems of war and the challenges of peace in the 21st century. 'A new kind of visual journalism... this book comes with a flavour of originality hard to find in publishing today' NEW SCIENTIST Its unique format of full colour, easy-to-use maps and graphics gives shape and meaning to the statistics. This makes it an indispensable resource for understanding the world we live in. You can view sample pages at: http://www.earthscan.co.uk/samplechapters/184407000Xpdfs.htm The Atlas analyses current wars, their backgrounds, their trends and their prospects on every continent, covering such key issues as: * The causes of war * US power * Peace treaties * Death tolls * Landmines * Oil, power and war * AIDS and conflict * International terrorism * The role of the UN * The arms trade * Refugees * Child soldiers * War crimes and the law * Peacebuilding For more information and to save 10% visit: http://www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=3926 To view sample pages visit: http://www.earthscan.co.uk/samplechapters/184407000Xpdfs.htm To View other books in the Atlas Series visit: http://www.earthscan.co.uk/specialoffers.htm#atlas ========== Psychology and Human Rights listserv ========== Send mail intended for the list to <psychology-humanrights-l@hrea.org>. Archives of the list can be found at: http://www.hrea.org/lists/psychology-humanrights-l/markup/maillist.php To subscribe to the list, send a message to <majordomo@hrea.org>, with the following text in the message: subscribe psychology-humanrights-l To unsubscribe from the list, send a message to <majordomo@hrea.org>, with the following text in the message: unsubscribe psychology-humanrights-l If you have problems (un)subscribing, contact <owner-psychology-humanrights-l@hrea.org>.
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