How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World
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Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries’ GDP. People on Mars within the next ten years.
This isn’t science fiction. It’s astropolitics.
Humans are heading up and out, and we’re taking our power struggles with us. Soon, what happens in space will shape human history as much the mountains, rivers and seas have on Earth. It’s no coincidence that Russia, China and the USA are leading the way. The next fifty years will change the face of global politics.
In this gripping book, bestselling author Tim Marshall lays bare the new geopolitical realities to show how we got here and where we’re going, covering the new space race; great-power rivalry; technology; economics; war; and what it means for all of us down here on Earth. Written with all the insight and wit that have made Marshall the UK’s most popular writer on geopolitics, this is the essential read on power, politics and the future of humanity.
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5 primary booksPolitics of Place is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Tim Marshall and Tim Marshall.
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“Utter Eye-opener”
Tim Marshall continues his series of incredibly detailed books on geo-politics. Every page is filled with information to take away, and discusses in an accessible format topics from Space exploration, to the impact Science-fiction has on the world. Marshall covers all the bases and informs the reader seemingly with no presumptions on their capabilities to understand and learn the information he brings to the table. Definitely a non-fiction book for all, one that easily grabs the reader, rather than having to slog through it. A recommendation for anyone who wants to understand more about our world, the effect geography can have, and the effect politics can have, on the world as we currently know it and where it is headed next.