Nation Shapes

The Story behind the World's Borders

AvFred M. Shelley

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

This book provides a concise and comprehensive description of all of the borders of every country in the contemporary world, including physical boundaries, their historical evolution, and border-related conflicts with other countries.Nation Shapes: The Story behind the World's Borders examines the importance of country boundaries, the disconnects between these borders, related factors such as cultures, religions, and economies, and how conflicts over boundaries between neighboring countries are articulated. The book is organized geographically and by region of the world: the Americas, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, East and Southeast Asia, and Australia and Oceania. It provides comprehensive descriptions of the boundaries of each country in the world, the historical evolution of these boundaries, and current and potential future boundary disputes and conflicts. While the work contains an entry for each country, the emphasis is on countries of major importance in the modern global economy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-04-23
Mått:178 x 254 x 43 mm
Vikt:1 247 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:656
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781610691055

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Mer om författaren

Fred M. Shelley is professor of geography in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.

Recensioner i media

Recommended. Lower- and upper-level undergraduates; general readers.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Nations, States, Territories, and Boundaries,Chapter 1 Europe,Albania,Andorra,Austria,Belarus,Belgium,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Bulgaria,Croatia,Cyprus,Czech Republic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Greenland,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Kosovo,Latvia,Liechtenstein,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Macedonia,Malta,Moldova,Monaco,Montenegro,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Russia,San Marino,Serbia,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,Ukraine,United Kingdom,Vatican City,Chapter 2 The Americas,Antigua and Barbuda,Argentina,Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Bolivia,Brazil,Canada,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Cuba,Dominica,Dominican Republic,Ecuador,El Salvador,Grenada,Guatemala,Guyana,Haiti,Honduras,Jamaica,Mexico,Nicaragua,Panama,Paraguay,Peru,St. Kitts and Nevis,St. Lucia,St. Vincent and the Grenadines,Suriname,Trinidad and Tobago,United States of America,Uruguay,Venezuela,Chapter 3 Sub-Saharan Africa,Angola,Benin,Botswana,Burkina Faso,Burundi,Cameroon,Cape Verde,Central African Republic,Chad,Comoros,Cote d'Ivoire,Democratic Republic of the Congo,Djibouti,Equatorial Guinea,Eritrea,Ethiopia,Gabon,Ghana,Guinea,Guinea-Bissau,Kenya,Lesotho,Liberia,Madagascar,Malawi,Mali,Mauritania,Mauritius,Mozambique,Namibia,Niger,Nigeria,Republic of the Congo,Rwanda,Sao Tome and Principe,Senegal,Seychelles,Sierra Leone,Somalia,South Africa,South Sudan,Sudan,Swaziland,Tanzania,The Gambia,Togo,Uganda,Zambia,Zimbabwe,Chapter 4 Southwest Asia and North Africa,Algeria,Bahrain,Egypt,Iran,Iraq,Israel,Jordan,Kuwait,Lebanon,Libya,Morocco,Oman,Palestine Occupied Territories,Qatar,Saudi Arabia,Syria,Tunisia,Turkey,United Arab Emirates,Yemen,Chapter 5 East and Central Asia,Afghanistan,Armenia,Azerbaijan,China,Georgia,Japan,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Mongolia,North Korea,South Korea,Taiwan,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan,Uzbekistan,Chapter 6 South and Southeast Asia,Bangladesh,Bhutan,Brunei,Cambodia,East Timor,India,Indonesia,Laos,Malaysia,Maldives,Myanmar,Nepal,Pakistan,Philippines,Singapore,Sri Lanka,Thailand,Vietnam,Chapter 7 Australia and Oceania,Australia,Federated States of Micronesia,Fiji,Kiribati,Marshall Islands,Nauru,New Zealand,Palau,Papua New Guinea,Samoa,Solomon Islands,Tonga,Tuvalu,Vanuatu,Selected Bibliography,Index,About the Author,