Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything about the World

by Tim Marshall

Book Overview

In the bestselling tradition of Why Nations Fail and The Revenge of Geography , an award-winning journalist uses ten maps of crucial regions to explain the geo-political strategies of the world powers. All leaders of nations are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas, and concrete. To understand world events, news organizations and other authorities often focus on people, ideas, and political movements, but...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501121464
• ISBN13: 9781501121463
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"