THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER – 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD

The iconic bestseller Prisoners of Geography, now fully updated with new content to reflect the evolving global geopolitical landscape since its first publication in 2015.

“One of the best books on geopolitics you can imagine.” Evening Standard

Prisoners of Geography is the book that people need to understand what is happening in the news today, from China's ambitions to the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.

Bestselling author and geopolitical expert Tim Marshall examines the past, present, and future to provide critical insights into one of the key factors that shape world history – because if you don’t understand geography, you will never see the whole picture.

This fully revised and updated edition brings the classic text into the present, with facts and trends from the last decade, including:

• the Russia-Ukraine war and Moscow's alliances with authoritarian regimes
• the conflicts in the Middle East
• the rising strategic and military power of China and its stance on Taiwan
• America's global power and pivot to the Pacific
• Europe's shift towards more extreme politics, increased military spending, and the new "Iron Curtain"
• the re-militarization of Japan and its growing strength
• great power in Africa
• the development of India's economic and military power

Read Tim Marshall's geopolitical guides (Prisoners of Geography, The Power of Geography, and The Future of Geography) to understand what is happening in our rapidly changing world.

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Pages: 352, Year of Publication: 0716, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm