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Title Prisoners of geography : ten maps that explain everything about the world
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Call No 320.12 MAR
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Volume , ,
Publisher Name Simon & Schuster
Publishing Year 2015
Edition 1st
Pages 291
Price 0.00 PKR
Text Language English
Available Yes, Accessions:[ 105763, 47176, 51316 ]
Description All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Yes, to understand world events you need to understand people, ideas and movements - but if you don't know geography, you'll never have the full picture. To understand Putin's actions, for example, it is essential to consider that, to be a world power, Russia must have a navy. And if its ports freeze for six months each year then it must have access to a warm water port - hence, the annex
Keywords Geopolitics; World Affairs; Climate, borders