Geographical magazine November 1983.
From some perspectives, the Geographical of 20 years ago is very different to that of today. From glaciers and landslides to coastal erosion and tectonic uplift, the articles concentrate mainly on geography's physical side, with little sign of today's culture- and wildlife-focused features. And
But not everything has changed. The November 1983 issue included a feature entitled Lebanon: 40 years on, an in-depth report on the devastation that had been wrought an the state during its four decades of independence. A further 20 years on, news reports still focus on Lebanon's political divisions, social segregation and escalating debt.
Third World debt is another tale of woe that continues to be recounted. In 1983, the issue was described as having "become an international problem." Today, the world's developing nations struggle to pay a combined total of 300million [pounds sterling] in interest every day to the banks and governments of the West.
Focusing on the concerns of the time, news of rampant inflation and looming economic crisis litter the pages, but with the magazine retailing at just 85 pence, you can't help feeling that those problems had yet to really bite.
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