Tim Marshall
Prisoners of Geography: Ten maps that tell you everything you need to know about global politics

Wednesday 03 June, 7.00pm
Waltham Abbey Library, 37 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1EL

Author and geopolitics expert Tim Marshall will lead a fascinating, interactive session on his recently updated phenomenal international bestseller, Prisoners of Geography: Ten maps that tell you everything you need to know about global politics. Don’t miss this chance to experience Tim’s clarity, wit and razor-sharp analysis of the changing global geopolitical landscape.

Tickets: £10 / £8 concessions (students, under 27s and unwaged)
Box Office: essexbookfestival.org.uk or Mercury Theatre 01206 573948

Event Information

💬 The event will include an audience Q&A session.
📚 Our bookseller will have copies of the books available to purchase on the night.
🖊️ After the event there will be an opportunity to get the book signed by the author.
🪑 Seats are unallocated.

Tim Marshall

Photo of Tim Marshall © Nick Gregan

Tim Marshall is a leading authority on foreign affairs with more than 30 years of reporting experience. He was diplomatic editor at Sky News, and before that was working for the BBC and LBC/IRN radio. He has reported from 40 countries and covered conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Israel. He is the author of the No. 1 Sunday Times bestsellers Prisoners of Geography, The Power of Geography and The Future of Geography; the illustrated edition of Prisoners of Geography, shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year; as well as Divided; Worth Dying For; and Shadowplay.

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Prisoners of Geography: Ten maps that tell you everything you need to know about global politics

The iconic bestseller Prisoners of Geography, now fully updated 10 years on with brand new content to reflect the changing global geopolitical landscape.

The phenomenal international bestseller – 3 million copies sold.

Prisoners of Geography is the book people need to understand what’s happening in our fast-changing world, from China’s ambitions to the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.

Bestselling author and geopolitics expert Tim Marshall looks at the past, present and future to offer crucial insights into one of the major factors that determines world history – because if you don’t know geography, you’ll never have the full picture.

Originally published in 2015, Prisoners of Geography has sold over 850,000 copies in the UK and has been translated into 40 languages, selling over 3 million copies worldwide. Readers love Tim’s clarity, wit and razor-sharp analysis, and much that he wrote of in 2015 has come to pass. Now, this gripping new edition gives all readers – those who already love the book, and those yet to discover it – everything they need to understand our world for the next ten years and beyond.

Over 30,000 words of new material, including:
👉 the Russia–Ukraine war and Moscow’s alliances with authoritarian states
👉 the conflicts in the Middle East
👉 China’s growing military and strategic power, and its stance on Taiwan
👉 American global power and pivot to the Pacific
👉 Europe’s leaning towards more extreme politics, increased defence spending, and the new ‘Iron Curtain’
👉 great power play in Africa
👉 Japan’s remilitarisation and increasing power
👉 the growth of Indian economic and military strength

Praise for Prisoners of Geography

‘One of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine.’
– Evening Standard

‘Sharp insights into the way geography shapes the choices of world leaders.’
– Financial Times

‘Marshall is not afraid to ask tough questions and provide sharp answers.’
– Newsweek