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The future of geography : how the competition in space will change our world / Tim Marshall.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668031643
- Physical Description: 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Outer space > Strategic aspects. Outer space > Economic aspects. Outer space > Civilian use. Space security. Geopolitics. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Valemount Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Valemount Public Library | anf 320.12 mar (Text) | 35194014347694 | Adult non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"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 reality. Humans are venturing up and out, and we're taking our competitive spirit with us. Soon, what happens in space will shape human history as much the mountains, rivers, and seas have impacted civilizations around the world. 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 and the world order as we know it. In this gripping work, bestselling author Tim Marshall navigates the new geopolitical landscape to show how we got here and where we're heading. Extensively researched and drawing on the latest informationfrom intelligence, government, and civilian institutions, this book provides a detailed, clear account of the new space race, the power rivalries, and how technology, economics, and war have a ripple effect on everyone across the globe. Written with all the insight and wit that have made Marshall one of the world's most popular and trusted writer on geopolitics, The Future of Geography is an essential read about global power, politics, and the future of humanity"-- - Baker & Taylor
Meticulously researched and drawing on the latest information from intelligence, government and civilian institutions, this detailed, clear account of the new space race is an essential read about global power, politics and the future of humanity. - Simon and Schuster
From the New York Times bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography and leading geopolitics expert comes an âinsightful, hopeful, and endlessly fascinatingâ (Daily Express) book on todayâs space raceâincluding the increasingly tense power struggle between the US, China, and Russia and what it means for all of us here on Earth.
Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countriesâ GDP. People on Mars within the next ten years. This isnât science fictionâitâs reality.
Humans are venturing up and out, and weâre taking our competitive spirit with us. Soon, what happens in space will shape human history as much the mountains, rivers, and seas have impacted civilizations around the world. Itâs no coincidence that Russia, China, and the USA are leading the way. The next fifty years will change the face of global politics and the world order as we know it.
In this must-read work, bestselling author Tim Marshall navigates the new astropolitical reality to show how we got here and where weâre heading. Extensively researched, âthought-provokingâ (Popular Science), and drawing on the latest information from intelligence, government, and civilian institutions, this book provides a detailed, clear account of the new space race, the power rivalries, and how technology, economics, and war have a ripple effect on everyone across the globe. Written with all the insight and wit that have made Marshall one of the worldâs most popular and trusted writer on geopolitics, The Future of Geography is an essential read about global power, politics, and the future of humanity.
