Publisher's Synopsis
Disputed over territory are perhaps the major factor contributing to bad relations between nation states. In most territorial disputes, politics and emotions run ahead of reason, and the claimants often go to war. Small wars can become big wars and even world wars. In fact, most wars are fought over territory. This is why we need to take an interest even in disputes which are small and far away.
In this book, Philip Warner examines the major territorial disputes that have divided the world - from the running sore that has affected the Middle East for much of the century, to the flare up in the Falklands. He also looks at the successes and failures of the United Nations in its attempts to arbitrate between competing nations.
