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Prisoners of Geography

FULLY UPDATED NEW EDITION OF THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER (Tim Marshall on Geopolitics): Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need To Know About Global Politics

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Prisoners of Geography

By: Tim Marshall
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 THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER – 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD

The iconic bestseller Prisoners of Geography, now fully updated with brand new content to reflect the changing global geopolitical landscape since it was first published in 2015

‘One of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine.’ Evening Standard

Prisoners of Geography is the book people need to understand what’s happening in the news today, from China’s ambitions to the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.
Bestselling author and geopolitics expert Tim Marshall looks at the past, present and future to offer crucial insights into one of the major factors that determines world history – because if you don’t know geography, you’ll never have the full picture.

This completely revised and updated edition brings the classic text up to date with the events and trends of the past decade, with new material including:

• the Russia–Ukraine war and Moscow's alliances with authoritarian states
• the conflicts in the Middle East
• China’s growing military and strategic power, and its stance on Taiwan
• American global power and pivot to the Pacific
• Europe’s leaning towards more extreme politics, increased defence spending, and the new ‘Iron Curtain’
• Japan's remilitarisation and increasing power
• great power play in Africa
• the growth of Indian economic and military strength

Listen to Tim Marshall’s geopolitical primers (Prisoners of Geography, The Power of Geography and The Future of Geography) to understand what’s happening in our fast-changing world.

*Want to test your world knowledge? Challenge friends and family with Prisoners of Geography: The Quiz Book, and discover who is the ultimate armchair explorer! * Human Geography Politics & Government Social Sciences War Russia Middle East China Imperialism Thought-Provoking Military Africa Imperial Japan Socialism Iran
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Great overall book and well worth a listen. However, there are some odd mistakes in the book, e.g. when talking about tanks he repeats europeans (assume he means Russians) and then a sentence is repeated at on point. Also, unfortunately the microphone pics up his 'noises' between sentences, just natural noises when you open your mouth from being fully shut, but it's very noticeable and off putting. Which is a shame, because his diction is very clear and easy to follow.

Great book woth some annoyances

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I was literally saying not long ago that I wish there would be an updated version of the book I love so much. Great that it is read by the author too. 🏆

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Well-formulated without any stiffness, this is one of the best works and fresh air on the topic I have read in a long time - the best thing about the book is that it is welcoming to any reader. I really felt I got new insights into the sociopolitical geography of our world, a big plus is that it is so updated (reading May 2025).

One of the most well-written works on the subject.

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Straightforward and insightful look at the world from a geographical perspective. It makes you think!

Looking at the earth

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Was well produced. Interesting take on the world. Enjoyed listening. Obviously has a lot of insight to how big decisions are made. Worth listening to.

Interesting

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