{"product_id":"the-power-of-geography-ten-maps-that-reveal-the-future-of-our-world-hardcover","title":"The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of Geography\u003c\/i\u003e, a fascinating, \"refreshing, and very useful\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) follow-up that uses ten maps to explain the challenges to today's world powers and how they presage a volatile future.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTim Marshall's global bestseller \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of Geography\u003c\/i\u003e offered us a \"fresh way of looking at maps\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), showing how every nation's choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas, and walls. Since then, the geography hasn't changed, but the world has. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, in this \"wonderfully entertaining and lucid account, written with wit, pace, and clarity\" (\u003ci\u003eMirror\u003c\/i\u003e, UK), Marshall takes us into ten regions set to shape global politics. Find out why US interest in the Middle East will wane; why Australia is now beginning an epic contest with China; how Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the UK are cleverly positioning themselves for greater power; why Ethiopia can control Egypt; and why Europe's next refugee crisis looms closer than we think, as does a cutting-edge arms race to control space. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInnovative, compelling, and delivered with Marshall's trademark wit and insight, this is \"an immersive blend of history, economics, and political analysis that puts geography at the center of human affairs\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Marshall is a leading authority on foreign affairs with more than thirty years of reporting experience. He was diplomatic editor at Sky News and before that worked for the BBC and LBC\/IRN radio. He has reported from forty countries and covered conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Israel. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Walls: How Barriers Between Nations Are Changing Our World\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eA Flag Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of National Symbols\u003c\/i\u003e. He is founder and editor of the current affairs site TheWhatandtheWhy.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.2 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767812129056,"sku":"9781982178628","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5cef9044f529e5d16ef44490ed81a1c5.webp?v=1780317804","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-power-of-geography-ten-maps-that-reveal-the-future-of-our-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}