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100 _aMarshall, Tim [Shelf- 3 ]
245 _aPrisoners of geography :
_bten maps that tell you everything you need to know about global politics /
_cTim Marshall ; foreword by Sir John Scarlett.
264 _aLondon :
_bElliot and Thompson Limited
_c2019.
300 _axiv, 319 pages :
_bmaps ;
_c24 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 241-245) and index.
520 _aAll leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Yes, to understand world events you need to understand people, ideas and movements - but if you don't know geography, you'll never have the full picture. To understand Putin's actions, for example, it is essential to consider that, to be a world power, Russia must have a navy. And if its ports freeze for six months each year then it must have access to a warm water port - hence, the annexation of Crimea was the only option for Putin. To understand the Middle East, it is crucial to know that geography is the reason why countries have logically been shaped as they are - and this is why invented countries (e.g. Syria, Iraq, Libya) will not survive as nation states. Spread over ten chapters (covering Russia; China; the USA; Latin America; the Middle East; Africa; India and Pakistan; Europe; Japan and Korea; and Greenland and the Arctic), using maps, essays and occasionally the personal experiences of the widely travelled author, Prisoners of Geography looks at the past, present and future to offer an essential guide to one of the major determining factors in world history.
650 _aGeopolitics.
650 _aWorld politics.
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