South Asia has developed from a group of newly independent post-Colonial states of at most secondary importance to the wider world to its current position as a region of central strategic importance to both global economic development and world peace and stability.
This Atlas highlights the global significance of South Asia in relation to economic, geopolitical and strategic interests. It provides a coherent descriptive and analytical account of the key elements of the complex societies that make up the region and its component countries. Illustrated with 80 maps and offering concise entries on key issues, the book is structured thematically in these sections:
- South Asia in Global Context
- The Geographical Environment
- The Historical Evolution of Modern South Asia
- Key Issues in Contemporary South Asia
- The Economy
- Defence and Security
- South Asia, its Neighbours and the World.
Designed for use in teaching undergraduate and graduate classes and seminars in geography, history, economics, anthropology, international relations, political science and the environment as well as regional courses on South Asia, this book is also a comprehensive reference source for libraries and decision makers focusing on South Asia.
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| Preface |
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| Abbreviations, acronyms and glossary |
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Section A The global context |
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1 South Asia and the world powers |
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2 South Asia and its neighbours |
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3 South Asia and the Muslim world |
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4 South Asia: the cultural fabric |
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Section B The geographical environments |
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5 Plate tectonics and South Asia's contemporary environments |
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6 Mountains, valleys and plains: the relief of South Asia |
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9 Natural vegetation and the challenge to biodiversity |
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11 Non-energy mineral resources |
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Section C The historical background |
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12 The settlement history of South Asia |
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13 British and Princely India at Independence |
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14 Partition and the newly independent states of South Asia |
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15 Independent South Asia: contrasting experiences of governance |
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16 South Asia: the Cold War era |
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Section D Key issues in modern South Asia |
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17 Population issues: density and growth |
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18 Fertility and mortality |
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21 Literacy in South Asia |
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22 South Asia's external borders: the legacies of an Imperial past |
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23 New borders and unresolved disputes: the post-colonial legacy |
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24 South Asia's water resources: reaching the limits? |
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25 The geopolitics of cross-boundary water resource use |
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26 Natural disasters and environmental risk |
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27 Environmental security: air and water pollution and soil degradation |
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28 Climate change in South Asia |
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Section E Economy and security |
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29 The economies of South Asia |
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30 Defence and security in South Asia |
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31 South Asia: entering an era of co-operative development? |
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| Bibliography |
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| Index |
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Robert W. Bradnock has published extensively on South Asian Affairs, first at SOAS, where he became Head of the Department of Geography, and subsequently at Kings College London. Here most recently he has been a Senior Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Geography. He continues to lecture, broadcast and publish widely on the politics and current affairs of South Asia. His recent work includes Paths to Peace, a Chatham House report based on the first-ever opinion poll to be undertaken in both Indian and Pakistani-held Kashmir.
Catherine Lawrence trained as a Cartographer while also studying for a Geography Degree at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. After coming to London she became Cartographer at Kings College, where she met her future husband. While raising her family she did freelance cartography for journals and magazines like the Geographical Magazine, returning to academic map-making for 10 years as Cartographer at SOAS. A freelancer once more, since 1998 she has produced a wide range of original and illuminating work.
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