The Historical Dictionary of World Political Geography (Hardcover)

In dictionary form, an almanac of world history taking the place name or territory as its starting point. It links the past to the present by geography, and lists every significant political entity in history. The text is an encyclopaedic guide to the history of nations, and each entry falls into one of the following categories:

extinct states and empires

provinces of extinct and existing states

ancient and modern regions

nomadic and semi-nomadic peoples and nations

modern states

Entries for nomadic and semi-nomadic peoples are also included together with their origins and their effect on established political entities.

A number of maps are included to illustrate politico-geographical change.

This is a detailed text, listing changes in world events up to the current year and gives interesting insight into current areas of conflict like the Balkans.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2001
Authors:	C. Ramirez-Faria
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	447
ISBN-13:	978-0-333-78177-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > Political geography
LSN:	0-333-78177-5
Barcode:	9780333781777

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