Capman (emeritus, geography, Lancaster U., UK) presents the latest edition of his introductory text on the geopolitics of the Indian Subcontinent (now comprised of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh). Differing primarily through the addition of a new chapter on the India's Northeast Frontiers, the new edition retains the broadly chronological approach to the topic, discussing the early physical and natural features of South Asia, the rise of Hindu and then Islamic civilizations, geopolitics under the British Raj, and the geopolitics of the successor states. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)