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The revenge of geography : what the map tells us about coming conflicts and the battle against fate / Robert D. Kaplan.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781400069835 (hc) :
- Physical Description: xxii, 403 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, c2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | From Bosnia to Baghdad -- The revenge of geography -- Herodotus and his successors -- The Eurasian map -- The Nazi distortion -- The Rimland thesis -- The allure of sea power -- The "crisis of room" -- The geography of European divisions -- Russia and the independent heartland -- The geography of Chinese power -- India's geographical dilemma -- The Iranian pivot -- The former Ottoman Empire -- Braudel, Mexico, and grand strategy. |
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| Subject: | Political geography. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | 320.12 Kap | 31681002947091 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
Robert D. Kaplan is the bestselling author of sixteen books on foreign affairs and travel translated into many languages, including Asia’s Cauldron, The Revenge of Geography, Monsoon, The Coming Anarchy, and Balkan Ghosts. He is a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and a contributing editor at The Atlantic, where his work has appeared for three decades. He was chief geopolitical analyst at Stratfor, a visiting professor at the United States Naval Academy, and a member of the Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board. Foreign Policy magazine has twice named him one of the world’s Top 100 Global Thinkers.
Robert D. Kaplan is the bestselling author of sixteen books on foreign affairs and travel translated into many languages, including Asiaâs Cauldron, The Revenge of Geography, Monsoon, The Coming Anarchy, and Balkan Ghosts. He is a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and a contributing editor at The Atlantic, where his work has appeared for three decades. He was chief geopolitical analyst at Stratfor, a visiting professor at the United States Naval Academy, and a member of the Pentagonâs Defense Policy Board. Foreign Policy magazine has twice named him one of the worldâs Top 100 Global Thinkers.
