Biger doesn't list tripoints, but just gives a brief overview of each
country, then an alphabetically arranged description of the border, like
which mountians it runs along, rivers, etc. Very laymanish, though there is
a geographical sreting, historical background and present situation (ie
claims and counterclaims) section to each boundary listed, and photos (b/w).
It's very interesting and useful, but it is not a worldwide Brownlie.
>From: michael donner <m@...>
>Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@egroups.com
>To: BoundaryPoint@egroups.com
>Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Book references
>Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 15:40:37 -0400
>
>thanx very much brendan
>
>this is all great to know
>& much of it dizzying besides
>
>
>i think our inventory of the continental tri country points may already be
>complete in message 597
>but it will be wonderful to double check them all with gideon
>
> like god peeping at the answers in the bible
>
>i am especially curious whether he agrees with brownlies 5 theses for the
>botswana namibia zambia zimbabwe tripoints
> or quadripoint
>or whether gideon gives any new clues 16 years later
>or whether anyone knows for that matter if the recent icj ruling on sedudu
>mud flat affects this
>
>also any other terrestrial tri country point news of course
>then or since
>
>
>
>still seeking a bible of the maritime tri country points tho
>& a means for catching up to & keeping abreast of new developments in this
>area
>since it is our very great weakness
>
>i suppose i should just look for an unclos office somewhere
>but i hesitate to disturb people at work
>especially with such a far out request
>
>
>
>& i must say
>your closeness to the gigantic offices & name of prescott
>stands me up still taller to know you too
>
>sincerely
>m
>
>
>
> >
> >
> >> Gideon Biger's "Encyclopedia of International
> >> >Bonudaries" (1995, Facts on File, NY)
> >>
> >>gideons bible will set us back 125 simoleons at amazon
> >>
> >>but can you tell me
> >>is he on top of the maritime tri country points
> >>& is there perhaps a list of them you could transmit
> >>or any other bare essentials in this area
> >>
> >No, nothing maritime, just terrestrial.
> >It lists, alphabetically, every land boundary with a description of where
>it
> >goes. It is not, however, a catalogue ofthe legal descriptions, like
> >Brownlie's @African boundaries' is. For Asia see J.r.v. Prescott's
> >@Map of Mainland Asia by Treaty', Melbourne Uni Press, 1975
> >or Prescott, Collier and Prescott, 'Frontiers of asia and Southeast
>Asia',
> >Melbourne Uni Press, 1977.
> >The former is over 500 pages of treaties and legal documents coupled with
> >Prescott's own historical summary of the boundary formation process for
> >every nation-wise boundary from Afghanistan-Iran eastwards. Includes
>sikkim,
> >but no boundaries in island SE Asia.
> >The latter book is a paperback, 100pp, without the legal documents, but
>with
> >a nice full page 2 colour map of each boundary and a description of the
> >historical formation of the border. Further references are given. Again
>the
> >middle east is left out, but insular SE Asian boundaries are included, ie
> >Brunei, Malaysia/Indonesia on borneo, Indon/PNG on New Guinea and East
> >Timor/Indon (it was only just Indon-invaded back then), and the torres
> >strait boundary between PNG and Australia.
> >It also includes maritime boundaries as known then. But they are still in
> >the process of formation.
> >
> >If you can't find secondhand copies on the 2 book websites i gave
>yesterday
> >(and there should be several copies on them), then write directly to
> >Professor Victor Prescott, who has a few new copies still for sale:
> >j.prescott@...
> >
> >Brendan
>
>
>
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