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CONFRONTING THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Proceedings of the Forty-Ninth Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs
Rustenburg, South Africa, 7 – 13 September 1999

edited by Joseph Rotblat (President Emeritus of the Pugwash Conferences)

In September 1999, scientists and scholars from around the world, concerned with reducing the danger of armed conflict and seeking cooperative solutions to global problems, met under the auspices of the Pugwash conferences, the Nobel-Prize-winning organization. The proceedings deal with a broad range of issues, including: a nuclear-weapon-free world; emerging security threats; development; environment; and international governance.

 
Contents:
  • Security in Africa
  • Science and Technology in South Africa
  • Light Weapons and Conflict in Africa
  • Sovereignty and Intervention: International Perspectives
  • A Nuclear-Weapon-Free World
  • Emerging Security Threats: Africa and Globally
  • Development
  • The Environment
  • International Governance
 
Readership: Scientists and students interested in the wider social implications of scientific advancement, especially in relation to weapons of mass destruction.
 


 
488pp    Pub. date: Oct 2001  
ISBN:   978-981-02-4773-7
981-02-4773-7
   US$138 / £110

 


488pp    Pub. date: Oct 2001  
ISBN:   978-981-279-964-7(ebook)
981-279-964-8(ebook)
   US$179 / £N/A

 


 

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