The revenge of geography : what the map tells us about coming conflicts and the battle against fate

Kaplan, Robert D. 1952- (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781400069835 (hc) :
Physical Description: print
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.