Atlas of Globalisation (Le Monde Diplomatique, 2003)

Excellent source for a course on globalisation. Hopefully, someone I working
on an English edition.

REFERENCE:
Editor: Le Monde Diplomatique
French edition:
Title: L'Atlas du Monde diplomatique
Paris, France: Le Monde Diplomatique, 2003

German edition:
Title: Atlas der Globalisierung
Berlin, Germany: taz Verlag, 2003
ISBN 3-9806917-6-4
Paper, Euro 10.00
191 pages, approximately 300 maps and charts

With Editorial by Ignacio Ramonet, approximately 300 maps and charts.

Table of contents:
Part 1 - Globalisation and its consequences
* Global Village
* Global Market
*Armaments and international structures
* Technological progress and social upset
*Endangered environment
*Democracy and social progress
*Embattled world

Part 2 - Places and Actors
By region and major countries

COMMENT:
Provides maps, charts and brief texts - political, economic, social,
cultural, historical geography

For example, p 72-73 on Worker rights and labour unions:
Map 1 -degree of unionization, global map, change 1985-1995
Map 2 - number of strikes 1990-2002, global map
Chart 1 - murdered labour unionists, 2002 (Americas 186, Europe 2, Near East
0, Africa 7, Asia and Oceania 7)
Chart 2 - abused labour unionists, 2002 (Americas 957,  Asia and Oceania
1,436 etc)
Chart 3 - imprisoned unionists, 2002 (Americas 1,941, Asia and Oceania 5,863
etc)

And much more, e.g., best map on the situation of aboriginals in Canada that
I have seen todate

GK