'A skilful navigation of the regions that could define geopolitics for future generations. 'An urgent and accessible study of the forces shaping our future on earth and beyond.' - Ed Husain, author of The House of Islam Marshall is a master at explaining what you need to know and why.' - Peter Frankopan 'Another outstanding guide to the modern world. 'I can't imagine reading a better book this year.' - Daily Mirror Publisher: Elliott & Thompson Limited ISBN: 9781783966028 Number of pages: 432 Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm MEDIA REVIEWS Find out why Europe's next refugee crisis is closer than it thinks as trouble brews in the Sahel why the Middle East must look beyond oil and sand to secure its future why the eastern Mediterranean is one of the most volatile flashpoints of the twenty-first century and why the Earth's atmosphere is set to become the world's next battleground.ĭelivered with Marshall's trademark wit and insight, this is a lucid and gripping exploration of the power of geography to shape humanity's past, present - and future. In this revelatory new book, Marshall explores ten regions that are set to shape global politics in a new age of great-power rivalry: Australia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UK, Greece, Turkey, the Sahel, Ethiopia, Spain and Space.

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Tim Marshall's global bestseller Prisoners of Geography showed how every nation's choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Our Fiction Book of the Month for October 2021

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