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The power of geography : ten maps that reveal the future of our world / Tim Marshall.
"Tim Marshall's global bestseller Prisoners of Geography offered us a "fresh way of looking at maps" (The New York Times Book Review), showing how every nation's choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Since then, the geography hasn't changed, but the world has. Now, in this revelatory new book, Marshall takes us into ten regions that are set to shape global politics and power. 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 we think. In ten chapters covering Australia, The Sahel, Greece, Turkey, the UK, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Space, Marshall explains how a region's geography and physical characteristics affect the decisions made by its leaders. Innovative, compelling, and delivered with Marshall's trademark wit and insight, this is a gripping and enlightening exploration of the power of geography to shape humanity's past, present, and-most importantly-our future"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982178628 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 294 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in Great Britain in 2021 by Elliott and Thompson Limited"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Australia -- Iran -- Saudi Arabia -- The United Kingdom -- Greece -- Turkey -- The Sahel -- Ethiopia -- Spain -- Space. |
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| Subject: | Geopolitics. World politics. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 320.12 Mar | 31681010256691 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Taking readers to 10 regions that are set to shape global politics and power, the author of the global best-seller Prisoners of Geography explains how a regionâs geography and physical characteristics affect the decisions made by its leaders. 75,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
"Tim Marshall's global bestseller Prisoners of Geography offered us a "fresh way of looking at maps" (The New York Times Book Review), showing how every nation's choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Since then, the geography hasn't changed, but the world has. Now, in this revelatory new book, Marshall takes us into ten regions that are set to shape global politics and power. Find out why the Earth's atmosphere is the world's next battleground; why the fight for the Pacific is justbeginning; and why Europe's next refugee crisis is closer than we think. In ten chapters covering Australia, The Sahel, Greece, Turkey, the UK, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Space, Marshall explains how a region's geography and physical characteristics affect the decisions made by its leaders. Innovative, compelling, and delivered with Marshall's trademark wit and insight, this is a gripping and enlightening exploration of the power of geography to shape humanity's past, present, and-most importantly-our future"-- - Simon and Schuster
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Prisoners of Geography, a fascinating, ârefreshing, and very usefulâ (The Washington Post) follow-up that uses ten maps to explain the challenges to todayâs world powers and how they presage a volatile future.
Tim Marshallâs global bestseller Prisoners of Geography offered us a âfresh way of looking at mapsâ (The New York Times Book Review), showing how every nationâs choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas, and walls. Since then, the geography hasnât changed, but the world has.
Now, in this âwonderfully entertaining and lucid account, written with wit, pace, and clarityâ (Mirror, UK), Marshall takes us into ten regions set to shape global politics. Find out why US interest in the Middle East will wane; why Australia is now beginning an epic contest with China; how Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the UK are cleverly positioning themselves for greater power; why Ethiopia can control Egypt; and why Europeâs next refugee crisis looms closer than we think, as does a cutting-edge arms race to control space.
Innovative, compelling, and delivered with Marshallâs trademark wit and insight, this is âan immersive blend of history, economics, and political analysis that puts geography at the center of human affairsâ (Publishers Weekly).
