Prisoners of Geography

The secret world history written in the mountains, rivers, and seas that shape every country’s politics, economy, and international relations—and our own lives—is revealed in this illustrated young readers edition of Prisoners of Geography, the million-copy international bestseller. history is a story—and it ’ s impossible to tell the whole fib without understanding the sic. In this eye-opening illustrate edition of the international best seller Prisoners of Geography, you ’ ll learn to spot connections between geography and global affairs in ways you never noticed before .

• How did the US’s rivers help it become a superpower?
• Why are harsh, cold and swampy Siberia and the Russian Far East two of that country’s most prized regions?
• How come Japan prefers to trade along the coasts instead of across its land?
• What do the Himalayas have to do with war?

With colorful maps that capture every celibate and region, plus hundreds of illustrations that illuminate how our surroundings shape us, this one-of-a-kind atlas will inspire curious minds of all ages !

★ Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2019
Shortlisted for Children’s Travel Book of the Year, Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2020“Marshall’s fat Prisoners of Geography [has] been transformed into a dozen large infographic maps. .. designed to highlight the roles geophysical features, or the lack thereof, have played in shaping trade and politics.” —Kirkus Reviews trailer
Tim Marshall is a leading authority on alien affairs with more than 30 years of reporting experience. He was diplomatic editor at Sky News, and before that he was working for the BBC and LBC/IRN radio receiver. He has reported from 40 countries and overlay conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Israel. He is the writer of the New York Times best seller Prisoners of Geography, The Power of Geography, The Age of Walls, and A Flag Worth Dying For. He is founder and editor of the current affairs site TheWhatandtheWhy.com.

Grace Easton is an writer and illustrator who studied illustration at Central Saint Martins, Brighton University, and Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Her debut picture bible is Cannonball Coralie and the Lion. She ’ sulfur presently based in St. Albans, England .
Jessica Smith is an illustrator and architect who studied at Falmouth University. Her work consists of pieces focused on simple shapes and brilliantly colors where scale and position play a large role. She besides runs gouache workshops and authored the crafting book Get Up & Gouache. She lives in a small township near Oxford, England .
“ Marshall ’ s fat Prisoners of Geography [ has ] been transformed into a twelve big infographic maps. .. designed to highlight the roles geophysical features, or the lack thence, have played in shaping trade and politics. ”