Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World
In this New York Times bestseller, updated for 2016, an award-winning journalist uses ten maps of crucial regions to explain the geo-political strategies of the world powers—“fans of geography, history, and politics (and maps) will be enthralled” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram).Maps have a mysterious...
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In this New York Times bestseller, updated for 2016, an award-winning journalist uses ten maps of crucial regions to explain the geo-political strategies of the world powers—“fans of geography, history, and politics (and maps) will be enthralled” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram).Maps have a mysterious hold over us. Whether ancient, crumbling parchments or generated by Google, ma
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ASIN: B00V3L8ZHK
Publisher: Scribner
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
A quick and easy read that explains why countries distrust their neighbours, and how and why China is taking over the world.
There are so many quotes from this book that I want to show you. It brings politics right up to date, and ties it in with how military aggression, politics and populations have been affected by the geographical bounds. Mountain ranges, marshes, waterways, boundaries shifting as rivers change, the re...
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