He talks about Bangladesh being cursed by its easily flooded geography as if that has set an inevitable fate for the country. Mostly, however, my reason for dissatisfaction on finishing the book is that Tim Marshall never gives really serious thought to whether geography is still as important in shaping politics, foreign affairs and wars as it used to be. If you’ve got a cheap printed atlas nearby, odds are it has maps as good if not better than those in this book. Those maps would be fine with another title, but when the title promises you something special involving maps, something better than competent and unimaginative maps is reasonable to expect.
So why am I an outlier? Partly because the maps reproduced in it are not very good. That’s thanks to the way he expertly and thoughtfully dissects the geographic stories behind much of the globe’s political and economic history.
This popular book by foreign affairs correspondent Tim Marshall has achieved the impressive combination of not only receiving many glowing reviews by experts but also sustained high sales with the public.
I’m an outlier when it comes to Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall.
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