Palgrave (formerly Macmillan Press) is proud to announce the publication of
The Historical Dictionary of World Political Geography
by Carlos Ramirez-Faria
April 2001
464 pages
0-333-78177-5
Hardback
£75
This comprehensive dictionary of political geography offers an accessible
and accurate guide to the rise and fall of nations. It recounts the events
and the territorial development of all empires, nations, dynastic states,
provinces and peoples from the beginnings of civilisation through to the
modern day. Maps illustrate the political divisions of the world through
the ages in relation to today’s boundaries.
The Historical Dictionary of World Political Geography is the up-to-the-
moment standard library reference work to the past and present of nations.
It is indispensable for those involved in foreign policy and foreign
affairs as well as for anyone with an interest in politics, geography and
history.
DR CARLOS RAMIREZ-FARIA studied in Columbia College, the University of
Paris, and the University of London. He is the author of The Origins of
Economic Inequality between Nations, a critical review of theories of
development and underdevelopment. He is currently at work on a series of
international regional histories, on South East Asia and Central Asia.
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Tim Eaton
Palgrave Publishers Ltd
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