The revenge of geography : what the map tells us about coming conflicts and the battle against fate
Title:
The revenge of geography : what the map tells us about coming conflicts and the battle against fate
Author:
Kaplan, Robert D., 1952-
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Publication Information:
New York : Random House, 2012.
Physical Description:
xxii, 403 pages ; 25 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
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.
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ISBN:
9781400069835
Format :
Book
