The Atlas of World Political Flashpoints: A Sourcebook of Geopolitical Flashpoints

Anderson, Ewan; Shewan, Don

ISBN 10: 1855670534 / ISBN 13: 9781855670532

Published by Continuum International Publishing Group, 1992

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• Title: The Atlas of World Political Flashpoints: A Sourcebook of Geopolitical Flashpoints
• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1855670534
• ISBN 13: 9781855670532
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1747361372.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 46837061
• Signed: 5/16/2025 2:09:32 AM
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Synopsis

. no dw, 1993, 243pp

From Library Journal

This book provides fairly short entries in a standardized format giving the description, history and importance, and status of approximately 75 potential political hot spots throughout the world. Treatment is bare bones. If you are searching for a hot spot such as Bosnia, you would do best to consult the index first. The main body of text is arranged alphabetically by particular flashpoint, although criteria for inclusion are never articulated. Standard Maps on File -like black-and-white maps, with a touch of added detail, accompany each entry. The references at the end of each entry are extremely selective, generally citing works or magazines published in Great Britain. While nothing exactly like this work has been published previously, earlier works, such as the Strategic Atlas: A Comparative Geopolitics of the World's Powers (HarperCollins, 1992. 3d ed.) and Lawrence Freedman's Atlas of Global Strategy ( LJ 2/15/86) could be considered Cold War precursors, but this book is much more Third World in orientation. While it is interesting to browse through, it does not fill the large gap in the literature of borderland studies and world politics; much of the information can be found fairly easily in a number of standard current reference sources. Of some value to high school, public, and lower-division undergraduate libraries.
- Stephen W. Green, Auraria Lib., Denver
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