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01532cam a2200301Ka 4500 |
CONTROL NUMBER |
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ocn437297812 |
CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20100428121002.0 |
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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090921s2009 xx ab j 001 0 eng d |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9788860981868 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
8860981867 |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
909.83 |
AUTHOR NAME |
AUTHOR NAME |
Allan, Tony, |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Issues today / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Tony Allan. |
VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
Title proper/short title |
Issues today : |
Remainder of title |
the world as it is today. |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
[S.l.] : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Zak Books |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2009. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
48 p. : |
Other physical details |
col. ill., col. maps ; |
Dimensions |
29 cm. |
SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE |
Title |
History ; |
Volume number/sequential designation |
24 |
GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
Includes index. |
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Our changing world -- A world full to the brim -- A global economy -- Rich and poor -- Populations on the move -- The information revolution -- Confronting climate change -- The natural world at risk -- Breakthroughs in medicine -- Next steps in space -- USA superpower -- South America at the crossroads -- A united Europe? -- Reshaping Russia -- The Chinese dragon awakens -- India on the rise -- The Muslim world in turmoil -- The Israel-Palestine dilemma -- The challenge to Africa -- The ocean continent. |
SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
This book draws on the predictions of future trends in everything from the weather to the state of the global economy to examine some likely developments and to sketch out the major challenges that lie ahead. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
History |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Twenty-first century |
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
d |
909.83 ALL |
c |
323 |