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- 80 Seiten
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How did the USA become a superpower? Why do people go to war? And why are some countries rich while others are so poor? The answers to these questions and many more in this eye-opening book, which uses maps to explain how geography has shaped the history of our world. Discover how the choices of world leaders are swayed by mountains, rivers and seas - and why geography means that history is always repeating itself. This remarkable, unique introduction to world affairs will inspire curious young minds everywhere. Praise for Prisoners of Geography: "A fresh way of looking at maps . . . as guideposts to the often thorny relations between nations" - New York Times "One of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine" - Nicholas Lezard, Evening Standard
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Prisoners of Geography, Tim Marshall
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2019
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- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Tim Marshall
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2019
- Einband
- Hardcover
- Seitenzahl
- 80
- ISBN10
- 1783964138
- ISBN13
- 9781783964130
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Sozialwissenschaften, Karten & Reisen, Politikwissenschaft, Geografie & Landeskunde, Politik, Russland, Afrika, Japan, China, Internationale Beziehungen, 21. Jahrhundert, Geschichte und Fakten, Geopolitik, Lateinamerika, Fakten, Naher und Mittlerer Osten, Arktis
- Erstveröffentlichung
- 2015
- Originaltitel
- Prisoners of Geography
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- 4,2 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- How did the USA become a superpower? Why do people go to war? And why are some countries rich while others are so poor? The answers to these questions and many more in this eye-opening book, which uses maps to explain how geography has shaped the history of our world. Discover how the choices of world leaders are swayed by mountains, rivers and seas - and why geography means that history is always repeating itself. This remarkable, unique introduction to world affairs will inspire curious young minds everywhere. Praise for Prisoners of Geography: "A fresh way of looking at maps . . . as guideposts to the often thorny relations between nations" - New York Times "One of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine" - Nicholas Lezard, Evening Standard