"Standard Grade Modern Studies: The World (2nd Edition)" provides thorough and updated coverage of the Standard Grade syllabus with fully differentiated material for Foundation, General and Credit students. Illustrated in full colour throughout, the book offers course material on ideologies, The USA, Russia, China, meeting European Security, Economic and Political needs, international cooperation and conflict, the politics of aid and The United Nations. Combined with the parallel text ("Standard Grade Modern Studies: Britain") the book offers a core and cost-effective resource for coverage of the entire syllabus at Standard Grade.

Author Biography

The writing team are all practising teachers of Modern Studies in Scottish secondary schools and Frank Healy, the Series Editor, is a Field Official with the Educational Institute of Scotland and former Modern Studies teacher.