{"product_id":"prisoners-of-geography-tim-marshall-9781501121463","title":"Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything about the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the bestselling tradition of \u003ci\u003eWhy Nations Fail\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Revenge of Geography\u003c\/i\u003e, an award-winning journalist uses ten maps of crucial regions to explain the geo-political strategies of the world powers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll 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 \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of Geography\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 the 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, \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of Geography\u003c\/i\u003e is the critical guide to one of the major (and most often overlooked) determining factors in world history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Marshall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501121464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501121463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2015 pg. 14","brand":"Tim Marshall","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053278720255,"sku":"9781501121463","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_30460c20-0a63-4242-acb6-0082d5475158.jpg?v=1685023451","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prisoners-of-geography-tim-marshall-9781501121463","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}