Prisoners of Geography
by Tim Marshall
Prisoners of Geography is a book by the British journalist Tim Marshall, first published by Elliott & Thompson in the UK in 2015, with a US edition from Scribner. Using regional maps, it argues that physical geography still shapes how nations behave.
- Editions tracked
- 2
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- Elliott & Thompson, 2015
- First published
- Elliott & Thompson, 2015
The first edition of Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall was published in London by Elliott & Thompson in 2015. We track 2 editions.
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- Editions recorded
- 17 on Open Library, 5 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 9 languages
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Who published the first edition of Prisoners of Geography?
The first edition of Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall was published in London by Elliott & Thompson in 2015.
How many editions of Prisoners of Geography are there?
We track 2 editions of Prisoners of Geography, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- Prisoners of Geography, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Prisoners of Geography, first Scribner hardcover edition, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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