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- ISBN
- 1501121472
- Book Title
- Prisoners of Geography : Ten Maps That Explain Everything about the World
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- History, Social Science, Political Science
- Topic
- Human Geography, Geopolitics, World / General, World
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 10.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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In this New York Times bestseller, an award-winning journalist uses ten maps of crucial regions to explain the geo-political strategies of the world powers--"fans of geography, history, and politics (and maps) will be enthralled" ( Fort Worth Star-Telegram ). Maps have a mysterious hold over us. Whether ancient, crumbling parchments or generated by Google, maps tell us things we want to know, not only about our current location or where we are going but about the world in general. And yet, when it comes to geo-politics, much of what we are told is generated by analysts and other experts who have neglected to refer to a map of the place in question. All leaders of nations are constrained by geography. In "one of the best books about geopolitics" ( The Evening Standard ), now updated to include 2016 geopolitical developments, journalist Tim Marshall examines Russia, China, the US, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Japan, Korea, and Greenland and the Arctic--their weather, seas, mountains, rivers, deserts, and borders--to provide a context often missing from our political reportage: how the physical characteristics of these countries affect their strengths and vulnerabilities and the decisions made by their leaders. Offering "a fresh way of looking at maps" ( The New York Times Book Review ), Marshall explains the complex geo-political strategies that shape the globe. Why is Putin so obsessed with Crimea? Why was the US destined to become a global superpower? Why does China's power base continue to expand? Why is Tibet destined to lose its autonomy? Why will Europe never be united? The answers are geographical. "In an ever more complex, chaotic, and interlinked world, Prisoners of Geography is a concise and useful primer on geopolitics" ( Newsweek ) and a critical guide to one of the major determining factors in world affairs.
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Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
1501121472
ISBN-13
9781501121470
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221957376
Product Key Features
Book Title
Prisoners of Geography : Ten Maps That Explain Everything about the World
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Human Geography, Geopolitics, World / General, World
Publication Year
2016
Genre
History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
10.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
1
Lc Classification Number
Jc319.M2744 2016
Reviews
A convincing analysis of Russian geopoliticalthinking....Also makes clear the terrible price the world has had to paybecause European officials decided to create nation-states with borders thatcompletely ignored cultural geography., Marshall's insistence on seeing the world through the lens of geography compels a fresh way of looking at maps--not just as objects for orientation or works of art, but as guideposts to the often thorny relations between nations., Quite simply, one of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine: reading it is like having a light shone on your understanding., Lively and perceptive political and historical analyses are frequent. The chapter on China is excellent; the chapter on Africa combines geography and history in a convincing way; the chapter on Western Europe...is a brilliant narrative of European relations,particularly between France and Germany. The superb chapter on the Middle East makes for a clear indictment of the Sykes-Picot agreements and of their tracing of artificial borders. The chapter on the Arctic is precise and informative ...A very lively, sensible and informative series of country reports in which geography occupies its rightful place along with shrewd historical reminders and political judgments., This is not a book about environmental determinism - the geography of aregion is never presented as fatalistic; but it does send a timely reminderthat despite technological advances, geography is always there, often forcingthe hand of world leaders., This book is especially timely...Landscapes, rugged or otherwise, and what the land holds in resources, exert their own kind of sway that no one, not even a Putin, can surmount. This book grabbed me because of its enormous relevance to our world today., Lively and perceptive political and historical analyses are frequent. The chapter on China is excellent; the chapter on Africa combines geography and history in a convincing way; the chapter on Western Europe...is a brilliant narrative of European relations,particularly between France and Germany. The superb chapter on the Middle East makes for a clear indictment of the SykesPicot agreements and of their tracing of artificial borders. The chapter on the Arctic is precise and informative ...A very lively, sensible and informative series of country reports in which geography occupies its rightful place along with shrewd historical reminders and political judgments., In an ever more complex,chaotic and interlinked world, Prisoners of Geography is a concise and useful primer on geo-politics., Marshall's insistence on seeing the world through the lens of geography compels a fresh way of looking at maps-not just as objects for orientation or works of art, but as guideposts to the often thorny relations between nations., This is not a book about environmental determinism the geography of aregion is never presented as fatalistic; but it does send a timely reminderthat despite technological advances, geography is always there, often forcingthe hand of world leaders.
Copyright Date
2016
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
320.12
Series
Politics of Place Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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