Goodreads: Prisoners of Geography
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall
This book was published in 2015 but it feels more recent than that. Of course, I still want an updated version for five years later, despite the fact that this book covers back to the point of early civilizations. There's a lot in this book that I hadn't considered in the past, things that in retrospect seem fairly simple, and I feel like I understand the world better now. I mean, I knew about Poland's always being invaded or overrun problem due to its being the bridge between Europe and Asia, but I hadn't thought about the breakdown in South American geography that has made it so difficult to move to economic independence from colonialism despite natural resources that could be exploited.
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall
This book was published in 2015 but it feels more recent than that. Of course, I still want an updated version for five years later, despite the fact that this book covers back to the point of early civilizations. There's a lot in this book that I hadn't considered in the past, things that in retrospect seem fairly simple, and I feel like I understand the world better now. I mean, I knew about Poland's always being invaded or overrun problem due to its being the bridge between Europe and Asia, but I hadn't thought about the breakdown in South American geography that has made it so difficult to move to economic independence from colonialism despite natural resources that could be exploited.