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" Proceedings of the forty-ninth Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, Rustenburg, South Africa, 7-13 September 1999 : "
editor, Joseph Rotblat.
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957038
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b711408
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Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs(49th :1999 :, Rustenburg, South Africa)
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Proceedings of the forty-ninth Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, Rustenburg, South Africa, 7-13 September 1999 : : confronting the challenges of the 21st century /\ editor, Joseph Rotblat.
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Singapore ;River Edge, N.J. :: World Scientific,, ©2001.
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1 online resource (xiv, 471 pages) :: illustrations
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9789812799647
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: 9812799648
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9789810247737
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9810247737
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Part 1. Statements and reports from the conference -- Part 2. Proceedings of the plenary sessions : Proceedings of the opening plenary session; Proceedings of the second plenary session : Security in Africa; Proceedings of the special plenary session : The situation in East Timor; Proceedings of the third plenary session : Science and technology in South Africa; Proceedings of the fourth plenary session : Light weapons and conflict in Africa; Proceedings of the closing plenary session : Sovereignty and intervention : international perspectives; Presidential address -- Part 3. Papers submitted to the conference : Working group 1 : A nuclear-weapon-free world; Working group 2 : Emerging security threats : Africa and globally; Working group 3 : Development; Working group 4 : The environment; Working group 5 : International governance.
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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.
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Arms control, Congresses.
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Conflict management, Congresses.
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Environmental policy, Congresses.
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Nuclear disarmament, Congresses.
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Peace, Congresses.
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Security, International, Congresses.
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Arms control.
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Conflict management.
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Environmental policy.
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Nuclear disarmament.
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Peace.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom Security-- Civil Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom Security-- Human Rights.
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Security, International.
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323.1
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JZ5527.P84 1999eb
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Rotblat, Joseph,1908-2005.
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Confronting the challenges of the 21st century
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