Prisoners of Geography

Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World

De: Tim Marshall

Narrado por: Scott Brick

Maps have a mysterious hold over us. Whether ancient, crumbling parchments or generated by Google, maps tell us things we want to know, not only about our current location or where we are going but about the world in general. And yet, when it comes to geo-politics, much of what we are told is generated by analysts and other experts who have neglected to refer to a map of the place in question.

All leaders of nations are constrained by geography. In this audiobook, now updated to include 2016 geopolitical developments, journalist Tim Marshall examines Russia, China, the US, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Japan, Korea, and Greenland and the Arctic - their weather, seas, mountains, rivers, deserts, and borders - to provide a context often missing from our political reportage: how the physical characteristics of these countries affect their strengths and vulnerabilities and the decisions made by their leaders.

Marshall explains the complex geo-political strategies that shape the globe. Why is Putin so obsessed with Crimea? Why was the US destined to become a global superpower? Why does China's power base continue to expand? Why is Tibet destined to lose its autonomy? Why will Europe never be united? The answers are geographical.

©2015 Tim Marshall (P)2016 Audiobooks.com Publishing

Reseñas de la Crítica

"In an ever more complex, chaotic, and interlinked world, Prisoners of Geography is a concise and useful primer on geopolitics." ( Newsweek)

Politics of geography or geography of politics

Would you listen to Prisoners of Geography again? Why?

Yes. Packs in enormous detail on cultural, political, religious, historical geography pretty much all over the world. An interesting and concise review.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Not character driven, but enjoyed how the discussion of region to region came full circle at the end. I do think the author overestimates the influence of China on the entire world, but is clear on ambitions and motivations from many nations.

Which character – as performed by Scott Brick – was your favorite?

Scott Brick is an excellent narrator. One of my favorites. Again - not character driven.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Was an interesting perspective on why economic development of some regions (Africa, Middle East, South America) has lagged compared with North America, Europe and China/East Asia.

Any additional comments?

I found myself really wanting a set of maps - PDFs - to go along with the audiobook. However, the author really managed to vividly portray the geographies of so many regions with just words. Still, a set of terrain maps would have been useful.

Excellent book

Learnt a lot from this book. Great stuff! Teaches a lot about how the world and nations work.

Geo-Politics

wonderful reading. a must listen if you think you know something about the world.

very good analysis of topic but sometimes superfi

very good analysis of topic but sometimes superficial and ignoring other explanations then geographical. I recommend this book to everybody interested in geopolitics.

Interesting content harmed by bad narrator

Content has many insights, but the narrator is overly melodramatic. At times he was almost "breathy" like in some novels. I struggled through by mentally picturing the words on a printed page and tuning out his "drama".

Very Interesting

This was an excellent, compelling book. It went very quickly. I will suggest to friends.

Captivating Narrative of World History

I loved learning about the various international disputes and collaborations from historical and modern-times exampkes from this book--not to mention learning about how each country's natural environment affects these relationships!

Great research and perspective

Really good read. I highly recommend for anyone trying to understand why things are the way they are.

The intersection of history and geography

This book covers every geographical region in the world, delving deeply into how the geography affects history. Well written and easy to understand. Highly recommended for those interested in the topic.

mind blowing

Mind blown. facts in this book sure to re-educate you on geopolitics and why international politics is such an interesting subject.