Prisoners of Geography: Ten maps that tell you everything you need to know about global politics

Prisoners of Geography: Ten maps that tell you everything you need to know about global politics

By: Tim Marshall

ISBN: 9781783961412
eBook ISBN: 9781783961429
Cover: Hardback
Published: July 9, 2015
Size: 234x156mm
Page Count: 272 pages

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OUT NOW – The perfect companion to Tim Marshall’s geopolitical explainers! Test your geography IQ with Prisoners of Geography: The Quiz Book. Includes over 300 questions, puzzles and word games based on world affairs, designed to challenge, entertain and inform.

Ten Maps that tell you everything your need to know about global politics – the million copy international bestseller

Geography shapes not only our history, but where we’re headed…

ON THE RUSSIA/UKRAINE CRISIS – What is driving Russia’s foreign policy? Why do Putin’s actions mirror those made in the past? Prisoners of Geography analyses the geographic weaknesses and historical invasions of Russia’s territories, exploring how they have ultimately shaped the decisions of its leaders past and present.

All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Yes, to follow world events you need to understand people, ideas and movements – but if you don’t know geography, you’ll never have the full picture.

If you’ve ever wondered why Putin is so obsessed with Crimea, why the USA was destined to become a global superpower, or why China’s power base continues to expand ever outwards, the answers are all here.

In ten chapters and ten maps, Prisoners of Geography looks at the past, present and future to offer an essential insight into one of the major factors that determines world history.

It’s time to put the ‘geo’ back into geopolitics.

‘Like having a light shone on your understanding… I can’t think of another book that explains the world situation so well. – Nicolas Lezard, Evening Standard

‘Sharp insights into the way geography shapes the choices of world leaders.’ – Gideon Rachman, Financial Times

Ten maps; ten chapters:

Russia * China * United States of America * Latin America * the Middle East * Africa * India and Pakistan * Europe * Japan and Korea * the Arctic

  • 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
  • A fresh and original insight into the geopolitics behind today’s foreign policy challenges


    - Andrew Neil
  • Sharp insights into the way geography shapes the choices of world leaders


    - Gideon Rachman, ft.com