![]() ![]() ![]() In ten chapters covering Australia, The Sahel, Greece, Turkey, the UK, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Space, delivered with Marshall's trademark wit and insight, this is a lucid and gripping exploration of the power of geography to shape humanity's past, present - and future. Find out why the Earth's atmosphere is the world's next battleground why the fight for the Pacific is just beginning and why Europe's next refugee crisis is closer than it thinks. ![]() In this revelatory new book, Marshall takes us into ten regions that are set to shape global politics and power. Since then, the geography hasn't changed, but the world has. Tim Marshall's global bestseller Prisoners of Geography showed how every nation's choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. If you want to understand what's happening in the world, look at a map. Nicholas Lezard, Evening Standard, on Prisoners of Geography Which is a shame because apart from that the book is great, but if you read books a lot you would know that an odd smelling book can be really off putting. ![]() Author, journalist and Geographical columnist Tim Marshall demonstrates the importance of geography in shaping and defining global politics a reminder that despite being the ‘the most overlooked’ factor in world affairs analysis, geography is always there, often forcing the. 'Quite simply, one of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine: reading it is like having a light shone on your understanding' Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall. ![]()
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