Prisoners of Geography
Our World Explained in 12 Simple Maps
- Hardcover
80 pages
- Release Date
4 October 2019
Summary
How did the USA become a superpower? Why do people go to war? And why are some countries rich while others are so poor?
The answers to these questions and many more in this eye-opening book, which uses maps to explain how geography has shaped the history of our world. Discover how the choices of world leaders are swayed by mountains, rivers and seas – and why geography means that history is always repeating itself. This remarkable, unique introduction to world affairs will inspire cur…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783964130 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1783964138 |
| Author: | Tim Marshall |
| Publisher: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Imprint: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 4 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 770g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 253mm x 312mm |
Critics Review
PRAISE FOR THEORIGINAL EDITION OF PRISONERS OF GEOGRAPHY:
“Quite simply, one of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine:reading it is like having a light shone on your understanding… Marshall isclear-headed, lucid and possessed of an almost uncanny ability to make thebroad picture accessible and coherent … the book is, in a way whichastonished me, given the complexities of the subject, unputdownable… I can’tthink of another book that explains the world situation so well” -Nicholas Lezard, Evening Standard
“A fresh way of looking at maps… as guideposts to the often thornyrelations between nations” - New York Times
Tim Marshall
Tim Marshall is a leading authority on foreign affairs with more than thirty years of reporting experience. He was diplomatic editor at Sky News and before that worked for the BBC and LBC/IRN radio. He has reported from forty countries and covered conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Israel. He is the author of Prisoners of Geography, The Age of Walls, A Flag Worth Dying For, The Power of Geography, and The Future of Geography.
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