Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall

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Step-1:-Filtered-productAttributes:—productTitle:-“Prisoners-of-Geography-by-Tim-Marshall”—categoryPath:-“Media,-Music-&-Books>Books>English-Books>History-Books”—Age-Group:-“12-18-Years”-Step-2:-additionalKeyWords-not-provided.-Step-3:-•-“Prisoners-of-Geography”-explores-the-impact-of-geography-on-global-politics.-•-Suitable-for-readers-aged-12-18-years.-•-Falls-under-the-category-of-English-History-Books.-Step-4:-N/A-Step-5:-•-“Prisoners-of-Geography”-explores-the-impact-of-geography-on-global-politics.-•-Suitable-for-readers-aged-12-18-years.-•-Falls-under-the-category-of-English-History-Books.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-without-geography,-we-never-have-the-full-picture.-Now,-in-the-relevant-and-timely-Prisoners-of-Geography,-seasoned-journalist-Tim-Marshall-examines-Russia,-China,-the-USA,-Latin-America,-the-Middle-East,-Africa,-Europe,-Japan-and-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-and-vulnerabilities-and-the-decisions-made-by-their-leaders.In-ten,-up-to-date-maps-of-each-region,-Marshall-explains-in-clear-and-engaging-prose-the-complex-geo-political-strategies-of-these-key-parts-of-the-globe.-What-does-it-mean-that-Russia-must-have-a-navy,-but-also-has-frozen-ports-six-months-a-year?-How-does-this-affect-Putin’s-treatment-of-Ukraine?-How-is-China’s-future-constrained-by-its-geography?-Why-will-Europe-never-be-united?-Why-will-America-never-be-invaded?-Shining-a-light-on-the-unavoidable-physical-realities-that-shape-all-of-our-aspirations-and-endeavors,-Prisoners-of-Geography-is-the-critical-guide-to-one-of-the-major-(and-most-often-overlooked)-determining-factors-in-world-history.