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The revenge of geography : what the map tells us about coming conflicts and the battle against fate / Robert D. Kaplan.

Summary:

Draws on the insights of geographers and geopolitical thinkers to present a holistic interpretation of the next cycle of conflict throughout Eurasia that considers such topics as European debt, Chinese power, and the role of Iran.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781400069835
  • ISBN: 1400069831
  • Physical Description: xxii, 403 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, [2012]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-378) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
From Bosnia to Baghdad -- The revenge of geography -- Herodotus and his successors -- The Eurasian map -- The Nazi distortion -- The Rimland thesis -- The allure of sea power -- The "crisis of room" -- The geography of European divisions -- Russia and the independent heartland -- The geography of Chinese power -- India's geographical dilemma -- The Iranian pivot -- The former Ottoman Empire -- Braudel, Mexico, and grand strategy.
Subject:
Political geography.

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