Subject: Re: International Boundaries by Ewan W Anderson<br/>
Date: Jan 24, 2001 @ 10:10<br/>
Author: Martin Pratt (&quot;Martin Pratt&quot; &lt;m.a.pratt@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-891336851">Ewan Anderson is a professor in the Centre for Middle Eastern and <br/>
Islamic Studies at the University of Durham and a former associate of <br/>
the International Boundaries Research Unit, where I work. Note the <br/>
word &#39;former&#39;! Believe it or not, this is the first I have heard of <br/>
this book. Ewan neither made use of IBRU&#39;s resources when researching <br/>
the book, nor asked anyone here to review the manuscript - I leave it <br/>
to you to draw your own conclusions! <br/>
<br/>
I&#39;d also like to make a couple of comments about Gideon Biger&#39;s <br/>
Encyclopedia of International Boundaries (some of you will have <br/>
spotted that IBRU contributed to the preparation of some of the <br/>
boundary reports). It is certainly a useful first stop for boundary <br/>
enthusiasts, but I would caution against treating it as a &#39;bible&#39;. <br/>
The book was written with high school students in mind, and some of <br/>
the historical information was deliberately simplified as a result - <br/>
occasionally to the point of being misleading (eg Ecuador-Peru). In <br/>
many cases I also feel that Gideon has been a little hasty in stating <br/>
the boundary is undisputed, although I recognise that perceptions of <br/>
what qualifies as a dispute can vary considerably. In his defence,  <br/>
I&#39;m sure that Gideon would be the first to say that he was not trying <br/>
to produce a work of similar authority to Ian Brownlie&#39;s &quot;African <br/>
Boundaries&quot;. I would also say that although I haven&#39;t seen Ewan <br/>
Anderson&#39;s book (despite the advertised publication date, I don&#39;t <br/>
think it is available yet) I&#39;d be willing to bet that the Biger <br/>
Encyclopedia will be a considerably better investment (if you have <br/>
seen Anderson&#39;s previous &quot;Atlas of Geopolitical Flashpoints&quot; you will <br/>
see what I mean...).<br/>
<br/>
Regards,<br/>
<br/>
m a r t i n <br/>
<br/>
<br/>
--- In <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:BoundaryPoint@egroups.com">BoundaryPoint@egroups.com</a>, &quot;Jesper & Nicolette Nielsen&quot; <br/>
&lt;jesniel@i...&gt; wrote:<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; <br/>
&gt;      Does anyone know of this book?<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt;       Is it better than Gideon?<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;         International Boundaries - An Atlas of Frontiers - (buy <br/>
 </span></blockquote>from Amazon.com) ~ Advanced orders being accepted <br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;         Professor Ewan W. Anderson / Hardback / Nov 2000 <br/>
&gt;         A one stop place for all the information required on <br/>
 </span></blockquote>boundaries including the treaty details and a geopolitical <br/>
assessment. It provides vital illumination for academics, lawyers and <br/>
businessmen on how stable or unstable boundaries and the legislative <br/>
glue that holds them in place. <br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;         This Atlas is distinct from anything else in the field in <br/>
 </span></blockquote>that it presents for each country in the world its territorial and <br/>
maritime boundaries, the treaties involved in their delimitation and <br/>
the range of potential problems connected with them. With each <br/>
description there will be a detailed map and all the boundaries of <br/>
each country will be considered in relation to that map.</div>