Prisioners of Geography - Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need To Know About Global Politics

Tim Marshall

Elliot and Thompson Limited

2016

303 páginas

10h 6m

ISBN-13: 9781783962433

All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Yes, to follow world events you need to understand people, ideas and movements - but if you don't know geography, you'll never have the full picture.If you've ever wondered why Putin is so obsessed with Crimea, why the USA was destined to become a global superpower, or why China's power base continues to expand ever outwards, the answers are all here.In ten chapters (covering Russia; China; the USA; Latin America; the Middle East; Africa; India and Pakistan; Europe; Japan and Korea; and the Arctic), using maps, essays and occasionally the personal experiences of the widely travelled author, Prisoners of Geography looks at the past, present and future to offer an essential insight into one of the major factors that determines world history.It's time to put the 'geo' back into geopolitics.

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4.5 (Muito bom)

Um super livro

Um ótimo livro para quem quer entender grande parte da conjuntura internacional, indo desde de os conflitos até as cooperações, mas é claro que tendo a geografia de cada lugar como um condicionante.

Uma leitura muito recomendada para quem quer entender o mundo e os acontecimentos internacionais. De forma resumida explica a forma como a geografia condiciona boa parte dos conflitos modernos.