An Atlas of World Affairs

by Boyd; Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780415391696
• ISBN10: 0415391695
• Edition: 11th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-20
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The economic, social and environmental systems of the world remain in turmoil. Recent years have seen possibly irrevocable change in the politics of Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. This entirely revised and updated 11 th edition describes the people, factions, and events that have shaped the modern world from the Second World War to the present day. International issues and conflicts are placed in their geographical contexts through the integration of over one hundred maps. The political context provided for current events will be invaluable to all those uncertain about the changing map of Europe and Africa, conflicts in the Middle East, and the appearances in the headlines and on our television screens by al-Qaeda, Chechnya, the Taliban, Mercosur, Somaliland, Kosovo, AIDS, OPEC, and Schengenland. Critical new issues are covered including the war on terrorism, nuclear proliferation, European Union expansion, and the pressing environmental concerns faced by many sovereign states.This edition provides guidance through all these recent changes (and many more). This book offers up-to-date coverage of all regions in great detail. It contains an objective and concise explanation of current events, combining maps with their geopolitical background. It provides a clear context for events in the news, covering the Middle East, Korea, China, the European Union, east Africa, and every other part of the world. Revised and in print since 1957, An Atlas of World Affairs continues to provide a valuable guide for the student, teacher, journalist and all those interested in current affairs and post-war political history.

Table of Contents

People and pressure

Economic groupings

Energy

Nuclear geography

Sea law

No longer three worlds

United Nations

Terrorism

Commonwealth

Europe: east and west

Atlantic alliance

European unities

Germany

Central and eastern Europe

Former Yugoslavia, Albania

Former Soviet Union

Russia

Baltic to Black Sea

Caucasus

Ex-Soviet central Asia

Scandinavia

Northern seas

Minorities and micro-states

Ireland

Gibraltar

Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey

Asia and Africa

Islam

The Arab world

Africa

Southern Africa

Central Africa

Angola and Namibia

Republic of South Africa

Sudan and the Horn of Africa

East Africa

Nigeria and Guinea coast

Ex-French Africa

North Africa

Morocco and Western Sahara

Middle East and North African oil

Suez and Indian Ocean

Israel and Arabs I

Israel and Arabs II

Lebanon and Syria

Arabia

Gulf states and Iran

Iraq's wars

Kurds

Afghanistan

South Asia I

South Asia II

Himalayas, Tibet, Burma

China and Russia

China and other neighbours

Taiwan

Hong Kong and Macau

Japan

Korea

South-East Asia

Indochina

Cambodia

Malaysia and Singapore

Indonesia and New Guinea

Australia and New Zealand

South Pacific

America and the Pacific

United States of America

Canada

Mexico

Central America, Caribbean, Cuba

Colombia and Panama

East Caribbean, Guianas, Venezuela

Latin America

Argentina and Falklands

Antarctic

Arctic

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