The international and Sunday Times bestseller, adapted for younger readers, simplifying a complex subject for a younger audience, helping them to understand key ways in which geography affects how the world works.; Beautifully illustrated throughout with artwork by exciting new illustrators Grace Easton and Jessica Smith, including 12 fullpage maps.; The original Prisoners of Geography has been translated into 26 languages and sold nearly 1 million worldwide.; Tim appears regularly in the media as a commentator on foreign affairs, and has a huge following.
A stunning abridged and illustrated edition of the international bestseller Prisoners of Geography, by acclaimed author Tim Marshall.
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- The international and Sunday Times bestseller, adapted for younger readers, simplifying a complex subject for a younger audience, helping them to understand key ways in which geography affects how the world works.; Beautifully illustrated throughout with artwork by exciting new illustrators Grace Easton and Jessica Smith, including 12 fullpage maps.; The original Prisoners of Geography has been translated into 26 languages and sold nearly 1 million worldwide.; * Tim appears regularly in the media as a commentator on foreign affairs, and has a huge following.
A stunning abridged and illustrated edition of the international bestseller Prisoners of Geography, by acclaimed author Tim Marshall.
Description
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
Awards
Short-listed for The British Book Awards - Children's Nonfiction and Illustrated 2020 2019 (UK) Short-listed for WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 (UK) Short-listed for EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS - Children's Travel Book of the Year 2020 (UK)
Critic Reviews
PRAISE FOR THEORIGINAL EDITION OF PRISONERS OF GEOGRAPHY:
"Quite simply, one of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine:reading it is like having a light shone on your understanding... Marshall isclear-headed, lucid and possessed of an almost uncanny ability to make thebroad picture accessible and coherent ... the book is, in a way whichastonished me, given the complexities of the subject, unputdownable... I can'tthink of another book that explains the world situation so well" -Nicholas Lezard, Evening Standard
"A fresh way of looking at maps... as guideposts to the often thornyrelations between nations" - New York Times
About the Author
Tim Marshall is a leading authority on foreign affairs with more than thirty years of reporting experience. He was diplomatic editor at Sky News and before that worked for the BBC and LBC/IRN radio. He has reported from forty countries and covered conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Israel. He is the author of Prisoners of Geography, The Age of Walls, A Flag Worth Dying For, The Power of Geography, and The Future of Geography.
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