Bolivia: Land, Location and Politics Since 1825: 13 (Cambridge

BoliviaLand, Location and Politics Since 1825\nAuthor(s): J. Valerie Fifer, Malcolm Deas, Clifford Smith, John Street\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521101707, 978-0521101707\nSynopsis\nSince 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.