World-systems approach — World system approach is a post Marxist view of world affairs, one of several historical and current applications of Marxism to international relations. One of the basics of the approach is its view of imperialism, which for many Marxists during… … Wikipedia
World Bank — logo Type International organization Legal status Treaty Purpose/focus Crediting … Wikipedia
World Values Survey — Type Non profit association Founded 1981 Location … Wikipedia
World War II casualties — World War II was humanity s deadliest war, causing tens of millions of deaths. The tables below provide a detailed country by country count of human losses.Total human lossesThe total estimated human loss of life caused by World War II was… … Wikipedia
World — World, n. [OE. world, werld, weorld, weoreld, AS. weorold, worold; akin to OS. werold, D. wereld, OHG. weralt, worolt, werolt, werlt, G. welt, Icel. ver[ o]ld, Sw. verld, Dan. verden; properly, the age of man, lifetime, humanity; AS. wer a man +… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
World without end — World World, n. [OE. world, werld, weorld, weoreld, AS. weorold, worold; akin to OS. werold, D. wereld, OHG. weralt, worolt, werolt, werlt, G. welt, Icel. ver[ o]ld, Sw. verld, Dan. verden; properly, the age of man, lifetime, humanity; AS. wer a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
World's end — World World, n. [OE. world, werld, weorld, weoreld, AS. weorold, worold; akin to OS. werold, D. wereld, OHG. weralt, worolt, werolt, werlt, G. welt, Icel. ver[ o]ld, Sw. verld, Dan. verden; properly, the age of man, lifetime, humanity; AS. wer a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
World peace — is an ideal of freedom, peace, and happiness among and within all nations. It is the professed ambition of many past and present world leaders.DefinitionWorld peace is the utopian ideal of planetary non violence by which nations willingly… … Wikipedia
World domination — (sometimes world conquest, global domination, or colloquially taking over the world), in which a single political authority rules over all the inhabitants of planet Earth, has been attempted by several individuals and political systems throughout … Wikipedia
World Book and Copyright Day — World Book Day (UK and Ireland) 2008 logo World Book and Copyright Day (also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Days) is a yearly event on 23 April, organized by UNESCO to promote reading, publishing and copyright. The Day was… … Wikipedia
World of Tennis — was the International Tennis Federation s official tennis annual until it was replaced by The ITF Year. It was published annually since 1969, and was edited by John Barrett [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics2000/bbc team/856176.stm] . Its… … Wikipedia
