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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know about Global Politics / THE INTERNATIONAL AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 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 (covering Russia; China; the USA; Latin America; the Middle East; Africa; India and Pakistan; Europe; Japan and Korea; 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 insight into one of the major factors that determines world history. It's time to put the 'geo' back into geopolitics.

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★ "A fresh and original insight into the geopolitics behind today's foreign policy challenges." - Andrew Neil

★ "An essential and detailed reflection of the geopolitical dynamics that exist globally." - Dr Sajjan M. Gohel

★ "Quite simply, one of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine: reading it is like having a light shone on your understanding.... Marshall is clear-headed, lucid and possessed of an almost uncanny ability to make the broad picture accessible and coherent ... the book is, in a way which astonished me, given the complexities of the subject, unputdownable... I can't think of another book that explains the world situation so well." - Nicholas Lezard, Evening Standard

★ "Compels a fresh way of looking at maps - not just as objects for orientation or works of art, but as guideposts to the often thorny relations between nations." - The New York Times

★ "A very good idea, very well executed -- and (perhaps as one expected) very entertainingly written." - Professor Anthony Glees, Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies, The University of Buckingham

★ "Shows the ways geography shapes not just history but human destiny... In an ever more complex, chaotic and interlinked world, Prisoners of Geography is a concise and useful primer on geo-politics. Marshall is not afraid to ask tough questions and provide sharp answers." - Adam LeBor, Newsweek
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