An Atlas of World Affairs

by Andrew Boyd (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1992

  $5.77

  Review of the seventh edition This is a wonderful book for those of us who habitually turn to the foreign news to realize we've forgotten who the Polisario are, or the Khmer Rouge, or what Zaire used to be before it was Zaire, or what Borneo is called now. In a remarkable tour de force which is a tour du monde, Andrew Boyd gives us the political low-down on no less than 73 regions of the globe which is more or less all there are ...A background reader to the news, this is an essential handbook for teachers of current affairs and international relations, who will appreciate, not only the lucid text, but the excellent maps as well.' - The Times Educational Supplement

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.24

  An Atlas of World Affairs, revised and in print since 1957, has proved a valued guide for the student, teacher, journalist and all those interested in post-war political history and current affairs. The economic, social and environmental systems of the world are in turmoil. The last few years have seen possibly irrevocable changes in the politics of Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Entirely revised and updated, An Atlas of World Affairs 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 a hundred maps. The political context provided for current events will be invaluable to all those uncertain about the changing map of Europe and the USSR, the situation in the 'new' South Africa, and the appearances in the headlines and on our television screens by Chechyna, the Taliban, Mercosur, the CFE treaty, the Pentagonal and Visegrad groups, Guateng, Transdniestria, EMU and Schengenland. This tenth edition provides guidance through all these recent changes (and many more).