Essays in Political Geography (Routledge Library Editions Political Geography) [Hardcover]

This volume, originally published in 1968, is in two parts. The first covers various geographical aspects of the internal structure and the external relationships of states and introduces some of the concepts which are examined in specific regional context in the case studies in Part 2.

1. Introduction Charles A. FisherPart 1: Geographical Aspects of the Structure and Inter-Relationships of States2. Political Geography and Administrative Areas J. N. H Douglas3. Morphology of the State Area Richard Hartshorne4. Some Fundamental Elements in the Analysis of the Viability of States 5. Political Organizations at Higher Ranks W. Gordon East6. The Contemporary Geopolitical Setting Saul B. CohenPart 2: Case Studies in Decolonization7. Malaysia Charles A. Fisher8. Ceylon B. H. Farmer9. The Problem of Nagaland Ulrich Schweinfru10. Minority Unrest and Sino-Soviet Rivalry in Singkiang Michael Freeberne11. The Evolution of the Boundary between Iraq and Iran Vah? J. Sevian12. The Geographical Background of the Jordan Water Dispute Moshe Brawer13. The Case of an Indeterminate Boundary Anthony S. Reyner14. Politics and Transportation David Hilling15. The Ewe Problem B. W. Hodder16. Nationalism, Regionalism, and Federalism B. W. Langlands17. The Further Partition of the Northwest Territories of Canada N. L. NicholsonPart 3: Aspects of Politico-Geographical Change in the Old World18. A Local Perspective on Boundaries and the Frontier Zone J. W. House19. The Russian Image of Russia Ladis K. D. Dristof

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