{"product_id":"bolivia-land-location-and-politics-since-1825-paperback-9780521101707","title":"Bolivia; Land, Location and Politics Since 1825 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521101707","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBolivia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLand, Location and Politics Since 1825\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis study examines Bolivia since 1825 and reviews the political and economic geography of the western, northern and southern sectors today.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. Valerie Fifer (Author), Malcolm Deas (General editor), Clifford Smith (General editor), John Street (General editor)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521101707, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 December 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSince the earliest days of independence, Bolivia's foreign policy has been largely determined by geographical circumstances. This study examines the related aspects of location, accessibility, exploitation, attempted colonisation and boundary changes in Bolivia since 1825 and reviews the political and economic geography of the western, northern and southern sectors today. Dr Fifer examines Bolivia's role as a buffer state and the progressive reduction of its territory to about half of what was originally claimed in exchange, effectively, for railways and transit agreements. The consequences of the country's position in the South American interior have been no less evident in the wider context of international relations and this study also traces the influence of location in the political and commercial attitudes displayed towards Bolivia by Britain and the USA during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Finally the long-term effects of a landlocked position on the country's national growth and development are reviewed.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Independence of Bolivia\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Western sector: Routes to the Pacific\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Northern sector: Routes to the Atlantic via the Amazon\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Southern sector: Routes to the Atlantic via the Paraguay-Parana-Plata\u003cbr\u003e Part V. The Wider Implications of Location\u003cbr\u003e List of sources\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006401401112,"sku":"9780521101707","price":41.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521101707i_8b4e768d-cf30-4655-b714-8abd764d26f4.jpg?v=1694970818","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bolivia-land-location-and-politics-since-1825-paperback-9780521101707","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}