The Routledge Atlas of South Asian Affairs
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781317405115
Subjects: Maps; Economic conditions; Politics and government; Foreign relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Ethnic Studies; General; Regional Studies; Diplomatic relations; Economic history
Description: 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 more than 100 original maps and offering concise entries on key issues, the book is structured thematically in these sections:?Global Context?Geographical Environments?Historical Evolution of South Asia?Key Issues in modern South Asia?Economy and Security?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 the South Asia, this book is also a comprehensive reference source for libraries and decision makers focusing on South Asia.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Maps; List of tables; Preface; Abbreviations, acronyms and glossary; Section A: The global context; 1 South Asia and the world powers; 2 South Asia and its neighbours; 3 South Asia and the Muslim world; 4 South Asia: the cultural fabric; Section B: The geographical environments; 5 Plate tectonics and South Asia's contemporary environments; 6 Mountains, valleys and plains: the relief of South Asia; 7 South Asian climates; 8 Water resources; 9 Natural vegetation and the challenge to biodiversity; 10 Energy resources.; title: 11 Non-energy mineral resourcesSection C: The historical background; 12 The settlement history of South Asia; 13 British and Princely India at Independence; 14 Partition and the newly independent states of South Asia; 15 Independent South Asia: contrasting experiences of governance; 16 South Asia: the Cold War era; Section D: Key issues in modern South Asia; 17 Population issues: density and growth; 18 Fertility and mortality; 19 Urbanisation; 20 Health and morbidity; 21 Literacy in South Asia; 22 South Asia's external borders: the legacies of an Imperial past.; title: 23 New borders and unresolved disputes: the post-colonial legacy24 South Asia's water resources: reaching the limits?; 25 The geopolitics of cross-boundary water resource use; 26 Natural disasters and environmental risk; 27 Environmental security: air and water pollution and soil degradation; 28 Climate change in South Asia; Section E: Economy and security; 29 The economies of South Asia; 30 Defence and security in South Asia; 31 South Asia: entering an era of co-operative development?; Bibliography; Index.