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The Changing Geography of Africa and the Middle East
By Graham P. Chapman, Kathleen M. Baker
270 pages
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Synopsis
CROSS REF DEV STUDIES Both Africa and the Middle East have sought alternatives to Western models of development. The last twenty-five years have seen political independence for the states of Africa and increased economic dependence on external aid. The Middle East, resource rich and water poor, continues economically robust but politically unstable. In both regions, widespread poverty continues as does the involvement of the West.
Clearly illustrated with basic maps of the countries discussed, ...
Clearly illustrated with basic maps of the countries discussed, ...
CROSS REF DEV STUDIES Both Africa and the Middle East have sought alternatives to Western models of development. The last twenty-five years have seen political independence for the states of Africa and increased economic dependence on external aid. The Middle East, resource rich and water poor, continues economically robust but politically unstable. In both regions, widespread poverty continues as does the involvement of the West.
Clearly illustrated with basic maps of the countries discussed, The Changing Geography of Africa and the Middle Eastpresents a systematic review of twenty-five years of development. The book will prove an invaluable guide to the physical, economic, social and political environments of contemporary Africa and the Middle East.
Clearly illustrated with basic maps of the countries discussed, The Changing Geography of Africa and the Middle Eastpresents a systematic review of twenty-five years of development. The book will prove an invaluable guide to the physical, economic, social and political environments of contemporary Africa and the Middle East.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Figures vii
- Tables ix
- Disclaimer from the Authors and the Publishers xiii
- Preface xv
- Acknowledgement xvii
- 1 - Introduction 1
- 2 - The Changing Geography of Southern Africa 12
- 3 - The Changing Geography of Central Africa 52
- References 78
- 4 - The Changing Geography of West Africa 80
- 5 - The Changing Geography of Eastern Africa 114
- 6 - The Changing Geography of North Africa 139
- References 163
- 7 - The Changing Geography of the Lower Nile 165
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Figures vii
- Tables ix
- Disclaimer from the Authors and the Publishers xiii
- Preface xv
- Acknowledgement xvii
- 1 - Introduction 1
- 2 - The Changing Geography of Southern Africa 12
- 3 - The Changing Geography of Central Africa 52
- References 78
- 4 - The Changing Geography of West Africa 80
- 5 - The Changing Geography of Eastern Africa 114
- 6 - The Changing Geography of North Africa 139
- References 163
- 7 - The Changing Geography of the Lower Nile 165
- 8 - The Troubled Arab Middle East 191
- 9 - The Non-Arab Middle East 213
- References 235
- 10 - Conclusions 236
- Index 243