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Prisoners of Geography
- Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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 10 chapters (covering Russia, China, the USA, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, India and Pakistan, Europe, Japan and Korea, and the Arctic), using 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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- Vik
- 22-03-2020
Contains some cliches but a good book
This book has some old cliches about some countries and ignores some of the smaller countries which have defied geography however this book does give a decent perspective for lots of countries.
Good listen.
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- Heidi
- 05-04-2023
Entertainingly narrated and informative
Complex topics, a very interesting world view, important! Will be listening again to pick up more a second time!
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- Anonymous User
- 14-11-2023
A must read
A concise and impartial geographical history. I found this a truly enlightening history - also catch his follow up books.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-01-2023
love it
awesome reading, looking forward to the next!
really appreciate the effort gone into it, excellent!!
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- Anonymous User
- 28-07-2022
good
abit too american at times but the good parts was when they were talking about countries other than America lol
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- Andrew Ko
- 14-03-2024
Fascinating
A great primer into some of the interactions and conflicts between countries. A bit humorous the way the narrator tries to do accents and they all sound pretty much the same.
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- FollCorp
- 25-05-2024
A Brilliantly entertaining education
Enjoyed the reading the explanation of how geography has contributed to civilisation growth over the millennia.
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- Dan
- 11-02-2021
Update?
This was a great listen but I’m 4 years or so late! Any chance of an update?
Very interesting 👍
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- PeteH
- 11-03-2024
Very readable
Great explanation of why the world is the way it is. Geography is far more important than I thought.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-01-2023
A story of how geography shapes history!
Good explanation of the impact geography has on international affairs. Relevant to Russia's annexation of Crimea and the recent Russian- Ukrainian conflict.
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