The Power of Geography : Ten Maps That Reveals the Future of Our World
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- Author：Tim Marshall
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Summary
Quite simply， one of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine: reading it is like having a light shone on your understanding' - Nicholas Lezard， Evening Standard， on Prisoners of Geography If you want to understand what's happening in the world， look at a map。 Tim Marshall's global bestseller Prisoners of Geography showed how every nation's choices are limited by mountains， rivers， seas and concrete。 Since then， the geography hasn't changed， but the world has。 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 it thinks。 In ten chapters covering Australia， The Sahel， Greece， Turkey， the UK， Iran， Ethiopia， Saudi Arabia， Spain and Space， delivered with Marshall's trademark wit and insight， this is a lucid and gripping exploration of the power of geography to shape humanity's past， present - and future。 10 Illustrations， black and white
Reviews
Ula
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A good book for anyone who is interested in geopolitics。 In every chapter， devoted to a particular country or a region， you will find a description of the lay of the land， a short history， including recent developments， and a prognosis for the future。 I liked the most parts focused on the “geo” part， because this fundamental aspect is often lacking in current affairs analysis。 The history parts were a little cursory， but it isn’t a history book， after all。The selection of presented countries see A good book for anyone who is interested in geopolitics。 In every chapter， devoted to a particular country or a region， you will find a description of the lay of the land， a short history， including recent developments， and a prognosis for the future。 I liked the most parts focused on the “geo” part， because this fundamental aspect is often lacking in current affairs analysis。 The history parts were a little cursory， but it isn’t a history book， after all。The selection of presented countries seems a little arbitrary， but I like the fact that the author focused on smaller regions than in his previous book， “Prisoners of Geography”。 The chapters I have found the most interesting were these devoted to the places I am less familiar with， like Sahel， Saudi Arabia， or Iran。 Thanks to the publisher， Elliott & Thompson， and NetGalley for the advance copy of this book。 。。。more
Elaine
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The Power of Geography by Tim Marshall is the sequel to Prisoners of Geography， which looks at 10 different areas around the world （as well as Space） and how their geopolitics have influenced their history right up to present day。 The countries covered were Australia， Iran， Saudi Arabia， the United Kingdom， Greece， Turkey， The Sahel， Ethiopia， Spain and Space。As with Marshall’s previous work I do think the analysis of Africa is not done with the same level of attention as Europe and the Middle E The Power of Geography by Tim Marshall is the sequel to Prisoners of Geography， which looks at 10 different areas around the world （as well as Space） and how their geopolitics have influenced their history right up to present day。 The countries covered were Australia， Iran， Saudi Arabia， the United Kingdom， Greece， Turkey， The Sahel， Ethiopia， Spain and Space。As with Marshall’s previous work I do think the analysis of Africa is not done with the same level of attention as Europe and the Middle East， but this could be because Africa doesn’t really hold global power despite being the most resource rich continent on the planet， and also the one with the youngest age demographic。***Thank you to Netgalley and Elliot & Thompson for this ARC in exchange for an honest review。*** 。。。more
Mary Hart
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5 starsJust as good as the first book' Prisoners of Geography'。 Tim has updated the information for the 21st century。 I liked how he explained that some countries are trying to undermine the downsides of their own geography be that artificial islands in the china sea or tunnels through the Pyrenees。 The final chapter has an intresting take on the exploration and morality of space exploration/exploitation。 I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions ar 5 starsJust as good as the first book' Prisoners of Geography'。 Tim has updated the information for the 21st century。 I liked how he explained that some countries are trying to undermine the downsides of their own geography be that artificial islands in the china sea or tunnels through the Pyrenees。 The final chapter has an intresting take on the exploration and morality of space exploration/exploitation。 I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
David Feitzinger
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Good insight in the often-forgotten realm of geopolitics。 Especially the chapter on Russia and the challenges it faces from a geopolitical point of view makes the reader see history in a different light。 However， I found the book almost too short， since it feels like geopolitics cannot be described in just a couple of chapters。
Jeff
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Remarkable Look At Often Unnoticed Regions。 Marshall's prior work in this space， Prisoners of Geography， was much lauded and at least a bit derided。 Here， well， the exact same approaches and reasonings abound， so whatever you thought of that first text will likely be similar to your feelings about this text， where he analyzes regions that many don't think of。 The Space chapter （the final chapter） actually discusses the real-world power plays that Matthew Mather's CyberStorm series of fiction boo Remarkable Look At Often Unnoticed Regions。 Marshall's prior work in this space， Prisoners of Geography， was much lauded and at least a bit derided。 Here， well， the exact same approaches and reasonings abound， so whatever you thought of that first text will likely be similar to your feelings about this text， where he analyzes regions that many don't think of。 The Space chapter （the final chapter） actually discusses the real-world power plays that Matthew Mather's CyberStorm series of fiction books uses to spin some great yet fictional tales around， while other chapters such as that on Ethiopia， the Sahel， Iran， and Australia do remarkable jobs of showing both the history and current issues facing these regions。 Truly an enlightening look at global issues， and one that everyone should read more as a "global politics 101" level of information， if for no other reason。 Great work， and very much recommended。 。。。more
Lauren Morgan
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