The Age of Walls: How Barriers Between Nations Are Changing

The Age of Walls: How Barriers Between Nations Are Changing Our World (3) (Politics of Place)

Tim Marshall, the New York Times bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography, offers â€œa readable primer to many of the biggest problems facing the worldâ€ (Daily Express, UK) by examining the borders, walls, and boundaries that divide countries and their populations.

The globe has always been a world of walls, from the Great Wall of China to Hadrianâ€™s Wall to the Berlin Wall. But a new age of isolationism and economic nationalism is upon us, visible in Trumpâ€™s obsession with building a wall on the Mexico border, in Britainâ€™s Brexit vote, and in many other places as well. China has the great Firewall, holding back Western culture. Europeâ€™s countries are walling themselves against immigrants, terrorism, and currency issues. South Africa has heavily gated communities, and massive walls or fences separate people in the Middle East, Korea, Sudan, India, and other places around the world.

In fact, more than a third of the worldâ€™s nation-states have barriers along their borders. Understanding what is behind these divisions is essential to understanding much of whatâ€™s going on in the world today. Written in Tim Marshallâ€™s brisk, inimitable style, The Age of Walls is divided by geographic region. He provides an engaging context that is often missing from political discussion and draws on his real life experiences as a reporter from hotspots around the globe. He examines how walls, borders, and barriers have been shaping our political landscape for hundreds of years, and especially since 2001, and how they figure in the diplomatic relations and geo-political events of today.

â€œMarshall is a skilled explainer of the world as it is, and geography buffs will be pleased by his latestâ€ (Kirkus Reviews). â€œAccomplished, well researched, and paceyâ€¦The Age of Walls is for anyone who wants to look beyond the headlines and explore the context of some of the biggest challenges facing the world today, it is a fascinating and fast readâ€ (City AM, UK).
Country USA
Brand Scribner Book Company
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781501183911
ReleaseDate 2019-10-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501183911

Country	USA
Brand	Scribner Book Company
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781501183911
ReleaseDate	2019-10-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501183911

The Age of Walls: How Barriers Between Nations Are Changing Our World (3) (Politics of Place)

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