1st Edition

Bolivia: Geopolitics of a Landlocked State

By Ronald Bruce St John Copyright 2019
264 Pages
by Routledge

262 Pages
by Routledge

262 Pages
by Routledge

Bolivia: Geopolitics of a Landlocked State goes beyond the traditional focus on inter-American relations, territorial issues and the maritime question to provide the first comprehensive study of Bolivian foreign policy from independence to the present day. It aims to redress the balance between the often overstated importance of external determinants – actors and forces outside Bolivia which have... Read more

Contents





List of Illustrations



Acknowledgements



Acronyms





1 Introduction





2 Setting the Stage, 1809-41





3 Rivalry on the Pacific Coast, 1841-79





4 War and Peace, 1879-1904





5 Landlocked, Dependent, Challenged, 1904-30





6 War, Revolution, Water, 1930-70





7 New Horizons, Old Constraints, 1971-90





8 Bilateral Issues, Multilateral Initiatives, Trilateral Solutions, 1990-2005





9 Evo Morales, 2006-





10 Conclusions





Bibliography



Index

Biography



Dr Ronald Bruce St John first conducted research in Bolivia in 1968 under the auspices of a Shell Foundation grant for research in developing countries. Since that time, he has published 24 monographs and contributed to 27 others with a threefold focus on Andean America, North Africa and the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Recent publications include Libya: Continuity and change (Routledge 2015), Toledo’s Peru: Vision and Reality (University Press of Florida 2010), and Revolution, Reform and Regionalism in Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (Routledge 2006). Dr St John has served as a consultant for a variety of Fortune 500 companies, US government agencies, BBC World Service, CNN News, New York Times, and Washington Post, among others. He currently resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.

"Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals." - CHOICE

"the book is remarkable and helpful for anyone studying Bolivian foreign policy for the first time or for those who are interested in understanding the cases of landlocked countries and their different strategies for dealing with the issue." -International Affairs