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PRISONERS OF GEOGRAPHY-OUR WORLD EXPLAINED IN 12 SIMPLE MAPS

Marshall, Tim

Εκδότης Elliott And Thompson , ISBN 9781783964130

How did the USA become a superpower?; Why do people go to war?; And why are some countries rich while others are so poor?; Find 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 minds everywhere.; A stunning abridged and illustrated edition of the international bestseller Prisoners of Geography, by acclaimed author Tim Marshall.; PRAISE FOR THE ORIGINAL 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 is clear-headed, lucid and possessed of an almost uncanny ability to make the broad picture accessible and coherent ... the book is, in a way which astonished me, given the complexities of the subject, unputdownable... I can't think 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 thorny relations between nations " -- New York Times

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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?; Find 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 minds everywhere.; A stunning abridged and illustrated edition of the international bestseller Prisoners of Geography, by acclaimed author Tim Marshall.; PRAISE FOR THE ORIGINAL 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 is clear-headed, lucid and possessed of an almost uncanny ability to make the broad picture accessible and coherent ... the book is, in a way which astonished me, given the complexities of the subject, unputdownable... I can't think 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 thorny relations between nations " -- New York Times

Πληροφορίες προϊόντος

  • Συγγραφέας Marshall, Tim
  • Eκδότης Elliott And Thompson
  • ISBN 9781783964130
  • Κωδικός Ευριπίδη 040100070817
  • Έτος κυκλοφορίας 2019
  • Σελίδες 80
  • Διαστάσεις
  • Βάρος 250 gr
  • Ηλικία Για Ηλικία 9-12

Marshall, Tim

Συγγραφέας

Ο Tim Marshall είναι διπλωματικός συντάκτης του Sky News. Θεωρείται αυθεντία στις διεθνείς σχέσεις και έχει διατελέσει πολεμικός ανταποκριτής σε τριάντα χώρες, κάνοντας ρεπορτάζ για τους πολέμους σε Κροατία, Βοσνία, Βόρεια Μακεδονία, Κόσοβο, Αφγανιστάν, Ιράκ, Λίβανο και Ισραήλ, ενώ έχει καλύψει τρεις αμερικανικές προεδρικές εκλογές. Το μπλογκ του Foreign Matters βρισκόταν ανάμεσα στα υποψήφια για το Orwell Prize το 2010. Το 2004, ο Marshall ήταν ανάμεσα στους φιναλίστ στην κατηγορία RTS News Event για την κάλυψη του πολέμου στο Ιράκ, όπως επίσης και στο Φεστιβάλ της Νέας Υόρκης για το ντοκιμαντέρ του Το Βασίλειο της Ερήμου και το 2007 για ένα ρεπορτάζ του σχετικά με τους μουτζαχεντίν. Ο Tim Marshall είναι ο συγγραφέας του βιβλίου Αιχμάλωτοι της Γεωγραφίας, ενός διαχρονικού best seller, το οποίο μαζί με το Υψώνοντας Τείχη και το Για μια Σημαία αποτελούν μια τριλογία για τη γεωπολιτική και τη διπλωματία. Tim Marshall is a leading authority on foreign affairs with more than 25 years of reporting experience. He was diplomatic editor at Sky News, having worked for the BBC and LBC/IRN radio. He has reported from thirty countries and covered conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Israel. His blog Foreign Matters was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2010. He has written for papers including The Times, Sunday Times, Guardian, Independent and Daily Telegraph, and is the author of Shadowplay: The Overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic (a bestseller in former Yugoslavia) and "Dirty Northern B*st*rds!" and Other Tales from the Terraces: The Story of Britain's Football Chants (E&T, 2014). He is the founder and editor of TheWhatandtheWhy.com. More books by Tim Marshall

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