August 14th 2017
Prisoners of Geography. Ten maps that explain everything about the world. Tim Marshall
Prisoners of Geography. Ten maps that explain everything about the world. Tim Marshall. 2015. I spotted this book on the shelf at Gatwick. A quick perusal told me I should buy it. The author does a terrific job in explaining the simplicity and complexity in understanding Russia, China, the US, Western Europe, Africa, The Middle East, Indian * Pakistan, Korea & Japan, Latin America, and the Arctic. He starts with the geopolitics of each area, the gifts and lacks due to geography. Then you get a quick history of how meddling nations have drawn up political maps in contradiction to history and geography. Further explanation shows the present difficulties on helping/hindering these areas as well as their particular hot buttons . Every US president should read this book before saying anything about these areas. Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.
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