The power of geography : ten maps that reveal the future of our world / Tim Marshall.
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TextSeries: Marshall, Tim, Politics of place ; 4.Publisher: New York, NY : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2021Copyright date: © 2021Edition: First Scribner Hardcover EditionDescription: 294 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 9781982178628
- 1982178620
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Prisoners of Geography , a fascinating, "refreshing, and very useful" ( The Washington Post ) follow-up that uses ten maps to explain the challenges to today's world powers and how they presage a volatile future.
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 walls. Since then, the geography hasn't changed, but the world has.
Now, in this "wonderfully entertaining and lucid account, written with wit, pace, and clarity" ( 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 Europe's next refugee crisis looms closer than we think, as does a cutting-edge arms race to control space.
Innovative, compelling, and delivered with Marshall's trademark wit and insight, this is "an immersive blend of history, economics, and political analysis that puts geography at the center of human affairs" ( Publishers Weekly ).
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2021 by Elliott and Thompson Limited"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Australia -- Iran -- Saudi Arabia -- The United Kingdom -- Greece -- Turkey -- The Sahel -- Ethiopia -- Spain -- Space.
"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.