An Atlas of World Affairs
eBook - ePub

An Atlas of World Affairs

  1. 254 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

An Atlas of World Affairs

About this book

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 11th 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.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. 1 People and Pressure
  4. 2 Economic Groupings
  5. 3 Energy
  6. 4 Nuclear Geography
  7. 5 Sea Law
  8. 6 No Longer Three Worlds
  9. 7 United Nations
  10. 8 Terrorism
  11. 9 Commonwealth
  12. 10 Europe: East and West
  13. 11 Atlantic Alliance
  14. 12 European Unities
  15. 13 Germany
  16. 14 Central and Eastern Europe
  17. 15 Former Yugoslavia, Albania
  18. 16 Former Soviet Union
  19. 17 Russia
  20. 18 Baltic to Black Sea
  21. 19 Caucasus
  22. 20 Ex-Soviet Central Asia
  23. 21 Scandinavia
  24. 22 Northern Seas
  25. 23 Minorities and Micro-States
  26. 24 Ireland
  27. 25 Gibraltar
  28. 26 Cyprus, Greece and Turkey
  29. 27 Asia and Africa
  30. 28 Islam
  31. 29 The Arab World
  32. 30 Africa
  33. 31 Southern Africa
  34. 32 Central Africa
  35. 33 Angola and Namibia
  36. 34 Republic of South Africa
  37. 35 Sudan and the Horn of Africa
  38. 36 East Africa
  39. 37 Nigeria and Guinea Coast
  40. 38 Ex-French Africa
  41. 39 North Africa
  42. 40 Morocco and Western Sahara
  43. 41 Middle East and North African Oil
  44. 42 Suez and Indian Ocean
  45. 43 Israel and Arabs I
  46. 44 Israel and Arabs II
  47. 45 Lebanon and Syria
  48. 46 Arabia
  49. 47 Gulf States and Iran
  50. 48 Iraq’s Wars
  51. 49 Kurds
  52. 50 Afghanistan
  53. 51 South Asia I
  54. 52 South Asia II
  55. 53 Himalayas, Tibet, Burma
  56. 54 China and Russia
  57. 55 China and Other Neighbours
  58. 56 Taiwan
  59. 57 Hong Kong and Macau
  60. 58 Japan
  61. 59 Korea
  62. 60 South-East Asia
  63. 61 Indochina
  64. 62 Cambodia
  65. 63 Malaysia and Singapore
  66. 64 Indonesia and New Guinea
  67. 65 Australia and New Zealand
  68. 66 South Pacific
  69. 67 America and the Pacific
  70. 68 United States of America
  71. 69 Canada
  72. 70 Mexico
  73. 71 Central America, Caribbean, Cuba
  74. 72 Colombia and Panama
  75. 73 East Caribbean, Guianas, Venezuela
  76. 74 Latin America
  77. 75 Argentina and Falklands
  78. 76 Antarctic
  79. 77 Arctic
  80. Tables
  81. Related Information Sources
  82. Index