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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, maps tell us things we want to know, not only about our current location or where we are going but about the world in general. And yet, when it comes to geo-politics, much of what we are told is generated by analysts and other experts who have neglected to refer to a map of the place in question. All leaders of nations are constrained by geography. In "one of the best books about geopolitics" ( The Evening Standard ), now updated to include 2016 geopolitical developments, journalist Tim Marshall examines Russia, China, the US, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Japan, Korea, and Greenland and the Arctic?their weather, seas, mountains, rivers, deserts, and borders?to provide a context often missing from our political reportage: how the physical characteristics of these countries affect their strengths

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Author

Marshall, Tim

Publisher

Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781783961429

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Political Science, Science

Rating

4.25 / 5 (3,787 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14