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How did the USA become a superpower? Why do people go to war? And why are some countries rich while others are so poor? The answers to these questions and many more in this eye-opening book, which uses maps to explain how geography has shaped the history of our world. Discover how the choices of world leaders are swayed by mountains, rivers and seas - and why geography means that history is always repeating itself. This remarkable, unique introduction to world affairs will inspire curious young minds everywhere. Praise for Prisoners of Geography: "A fresh way of looking at maps . . . as guideposts to the often thorny relations between nations" - New York Times "One of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine" - Nicholas Lezard, Evening Standard
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Prisoners of Geography, Tim Marshall
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- Année de publication
- 2019
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- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Tim Marshall
- Éditeur
- Elliott & Thompson Limited
- Publié
- 2019
- Format
- rigide
- Pages
- 80
- ISBN10
- 1783964138
- ISBN13
- 9781783964130
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Nonfiction, Sciences sociales, Cartes et voyages, Sciences politiques & Politique, Géographie & Topographie, Politique, Russie, Afrique, Japon, Chine, Relations internationales, 21e siècle, Histoire et faits, Géopolitique, Amérique Latine, Faits, Proche et Moyen-Orient, Arctique
- Première publication
- 2015
- Titre original
- Prisoners of Geography
- Évaluation
- 4,2 sur 5
- Description
- How did the USA become a superpower? Why do people go to war? And why are some countries rich while others are so poor? The answers to these questions and many more in this eye-opening book, which uses maps to explain how geography has shaped the history of our world. Discover how the choices of world leaders are swayed by mountains, rivers and seas - and why geography means that history is always repeating itself. This remarkable, unique introduction to world affairs will inspire curious young minds everywhere. Praise for Prisoners of Geography: "A fresh way of looking at maps . . . as guideposts to the often thorny relations between nations" - New York Times "One of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine" - Nicholas Lezard, Evening Standard