Myths of geography : eight ways we get the world wrong

Richardson, Paul, 1979- author.

Book 2024

"Our maps may no longer be stalked by dragons and monsters, but our perceptions of the world are still shaped by geographic myths. Myths like Europe being the center of the world. Or that border walls are the solution to migration. Or that Russia is predestined to threaten its neighbors. In his punchy and authoritative new book, Paul Richardson challenges recent popular accounts of geographical determinism and shows that how the world is represen...

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ISBN:

9781335146861 (trade paperback)
9781335146861
1335146865

Description:

303 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Eight ways we get the world wrong
8 ways we get the world wrong

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-303)

Contents:

Introduction : imagined geographies : is the world upside down?
The myth of the continents : how many continents are there?
The myth of the border : why walls don't work
The myth of the nation : what is a country?
The myth of sovereignty : why taking back control is not what it seems
The myth of measuring growth : wealth, health, or happiness?
The myth of Russian expansionism : or how Putin unleashed the revanchist monster
The myth of China's new Silk Road : why all roads don't lead to China
The myth that Africa is doomed to fail : seeing beyond the colonial clichés
Conclusion : beyond myths : a new world geography

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3341560

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