Unlock the Secrets of the World: 10 Maps Explaining the Impact of Geography

Paskorn Siriyaphan: Containing useful facts and up-to-date information, this book should be required reading for students of international relations as well as political geography.

United States on Dec 24, 2023

Amazon Customer: I've never considered the geographical aspects influencing culture, economics, and politics, so it is interesting and enlightening for me. The narratives of fighting about borders and kingdoms is depressing--but our species will probably never stop warring over land, water, and other natural resources.

United States on Dec 14, 2023

JCB: Excellent book explaining in few pages history, geography and the geopolitical impact of the nation in review as well as bordering countries.
Well done and easy to follow.

United States on Dec 10, 2023

Charlie: Tim Marshall does an excellent job providing an overview of how geography shapes politics and societies. He impressively covers the entire globe, striking a perfect balance between providing enough details and maps for the lay reader to understand while not getting bogged down in tedium. Prisoners of Geography helps explain many of the trends that exist today and provides important context behind relationships that are mischaracterized or oversimplified in the nightly talking points.

While I highly recommend this book based on its content and style, it’s critical to not overstate the importance of geography at the expense of the true driver of all history- ideas. Bad ideas will lead to misery regardless of geography and good, or life-supporting, ideas will lead to flourishing. Reason, liberty, and individualism will easily triumph over any geographical difficulties. Other humans holding opposing ideas are the only real threats, which unfortunately are ubiquitous and spreading.

Very informative and entertaining. 5 stars.

United States on Nov 08, 2023

Dan: This is a superb reading. A completely new, fresh prospective to look at history and what is to come.

Canada on Sep 24, 2023

Maria Ines Carias: The book Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Politics of Place Book 1) by journalist Tim Marshall explores the impact that geography has on international relations. Marshall uses ten maps of key regions of the world to explain how the physical aspects of a country, such as its location, its climate, its natural resources, and its borders, can influence its foreign policy.

The book begins with a discussion of the importance of geography in politics. Marshall argues that the leaders of countries are not completely free to make their own decisions, since their options are limited by geographical conditions. For example, Russia needs to have a navy in order to project its power to the world, but its ports are frozen for six months of the year, limiting its ability to operate at sea.

Marshall then examines ten key regions of the world, using maps to illustrate his points. In the chapter on Russia, for example, Marshall explains how Russia's location between Europe and Asia, its extreme climate, and its long borders have made it vulnerable to foreign invasions. In the chapter on China, Marshall explains how geography has helped China...

United States on Aug 23, 2023

Odurah: Good read, but strong bias toward an anglo-saxon vision of geopolitics

France on Jan 21, 2023

Davide Alberti: Libro molto interessante, sia per il lettore occasionale che per gli specialisti di Relazioni Internazionali.
Come molti libri che ho letto ultimamente (forse è solo una mia impressione personale), il livello di interesse degli argomenti e di densità delle informazioni contenute decresce lentamente al procedere della lettura, rendendo il finale doveroso ma leggermente faticoso.
Prosa buona (ma non ottima), utile anche per migliorare un po' il proprio vocabolario di inglese.
Lo consiglio.

Italy on Sep 18, 2022

Alfonso: Fácil de leer

Spain on Aug 09, 2021

Cliente: Segundo ejemplar que compramos. Muy interesante y bien explicado. Regalo perfecto!

Mexico on May 12, 2021