| Peace and Conflict 2008 Contributor(s): Hewitt, J. Joseph (Author), Wilkenfeld, Jonathan (Author), Gurr, Ted Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594514003 ISBN-13: 9781594514005 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: Peace and Conflict is a biennial publication that provides key data and documents trends in national and international conflicts ranging from isolated acts of terrorism to internal civil strife to full-fledged interstate war. Peace and Conflict is a large format, full-color reference including numerous graphs, tables, maps, and appendices dedicated to the visual presentation of data. Crisp narratives are highlighted with pull-quote extracts that summarize trends and major findings. Other key features include: ???the Peace and Conflict Instability Ledger, ranking the status and progress of 160 countries based on their forecasted risk of future instability.???Presents a global survey of all international and domestic terror events since 1970.???Focuses on the 2008 special theme of ???Challenges to the Stability of States.??????Dedicated to the use of open source data to further research and replication. ???Linked to a suite of data analysis tools perfect for students and policy analysts: www.cidcm.umd.edu/pc |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Peace - Social Science | Violence In Society - Political Science | Terrorism |
| Dewey: 303.6 |
| LCCN: 2007020919 |
| Series: Peace & Conflict |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 7.23" W x 10.13" (1.26 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Peace and Conflict is a biennial publication that provides key data and documents trends in national and international conflicts ranging from isolated acts of terrorism to internal civil strife to full-fledged interstate war. Peace and Conflict is a large format, full-color reference including numerous graphs, tables, maps, and appendices dedicated to the visual presentation of data. Crisp narratives are highlighted with pull-quote extracts that summarize trends and major findings. |