{"product_id":"books-power-of-geography-by-marshall-t","title":"Power of Geography","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of Geography\u003c\/i\u003e, a fascinating, refreshing, and very useful (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) follow-up that uses ten maps to explain the challenges to today's world powers and how they presage a volatile future.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTim Marshall's global bestseller \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of Geography\u003c\/i\u003e offered us a fresh way of looking at maps (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), showing how every nation's choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas, and walls. Since then, the geography hasn't changed, but the world has. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, in this wonderfully entertaining and lucid account, written with wit, pace, and clarity (\u003ci\u003eMirror\u003c\/i\u003e, UK), Marshall takes us into ten regions set to shape global politics. Find out why US interest in the Middle East will wane; why Australia is now beginning an epic contest with China; how Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the UK are cleverly positioning themselves for greater power; why Ethiopia can control Egypt; and why Europe's next refugee crisis looms closer than we think, as does a cutting-edge arms race to control space. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInnovative, compelling, and delivered with Marshall's trademark wit and insight, this is an immersive blend of history, economics, and political analysis that puts geography at the center of human affairs (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53669317574929,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781982178635.jpg?v=1781507626","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-power-of-geography-by-marshall-t","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}