Prisoners of geography5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Often that starts with a historical perspective, the story of how those nations came to be and why their borders lie where they are. Each chapter begins with a map of a region or key country, and then shows how the geography of that country explains its political preoccupations. But it does lay some very good foundations. That’s a bold claim, and of course the book doesn’t tell you everything you need to know to understand global politics. But here is journalist and author Tim Marshall to explain why it still matters, with Prisoners of Geography: Ten maps that will tell you everything you need to know about global politics. Perhaps it was more obvious in the past, and one might think that it is less important in an age of global connections, the internet and drone warfare. ![]() Geography has always shaped politics, determining where borders fall, where empires expand and where their ambitions stop. ![]()
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