8vo. xiii, 514 pp., 93 maps & diagrams, 2 folding maps, cloth, covers worn & soiled, hinges weak, light foxing mainly to end papers, appendix, biblio, index, Methuen & Co. Ltd, London, first edition, 1950.

Synopsis

The author aims to present a straightforward and reasoned factual statement of all the elements, physical and human, that influence life and environment in the region.