"With his typical wit and insight, Tom Powers now explores the astropolitics of space and it's role in humanity's future."
Following on from The Power of Geography and Prisoners of Geography, Tim Marshall now looks to the furture, to space and the stars and what the new space race could mean for life on earth.
You might not immediately think that space plays a big part in our day to day life, but with key satelites for communications, security and politics already orbiting our planet it's already central to life on earth. Tim Powers is exploring the power of geography to shape humanity's past, present and future in The Future of Geography, and how what's happenning up there could mean for us down ehre on earth.
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Space: the biggest geopolitical story of the coming century - new from the multi-million-copy international bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography
Spy satellites orbiting the Moon. Space metals worth billions. Humans on Mars within our lifetimes. This isn't science fiction. It's astropolitics. We're entering a new space race - and it could revolutionise life on Earth. Space: the new frontier, a wild and lawless place. It is already central to communication, economics, military strategy and international relations on Earth.
Now, it is the latest arena for human exploration, exploitation - and, possibly, conquest. We're heading up and out, and we're taking our power struggles with us. China, the USA and Russia are leading the way.
From physical territory and resources to satellites, weaponry and strategic choke points, geopolitics is as important in the skies above us as it is down below.
If you've ever wondered if humans are going back to the Moon, who will benefit from exploration or what space wars might look like, the answers are here. With all the insight and wit that have made Tim Marshall the UK's most popular writer on geopolitics, this gripping book shows how we got here and where we're going, covering great-power rivalry; technology; commerce; combat in space; and what it means for all of us down here on Earth.
This is essential reading on power, politics and the future of humanity.
The Future of Geography features in the following genres: Popular Science, Geopolitics, Geography, Science: general issues, Mathematics and Science, International relations, Politics and government, Society and Social Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning
The Future of Geography is available in Hardback, Paperback
The Future of Geography was written by Tim Marshall and published by Elliott & Thompson Limited
The Future of Geography has 320 pages
£18.00