Divided

New from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Prisoners of GeographyWe feel divided than ever.This riveting analysis tells you why.Walls are going up Nationalism and identity politics are on the rise once Thousands of miles of fences and barriers have been erected in the past ten years, and they are redefining our political landscape There are many reasons why we erect walls, because we are divided in many ways wealth, race, religion, politics In Europe the ruptures of the past decade threaten not only European unity, but in some countries liberal democracy itself In China, the Party s need to contain the divisions wrought by capitalism will define the nation s future In the USA the rationale for the Mexican border wall taps into the fear that the USA will no longer be a white majority country in the course of this century.Understanding what has divided us, past and present, is essential to understanding much of what s going on in the world today Covering China the USA Israel and Palestine the Middle East the Indian Subcontinent Africa Europe and the UK, bestselling author Tim Marshall presents a gripping and unflinching analysis of the fault lines that will shape our world for years to comeA timely and exhilarating clamber over the walls of historyPeter Frankopan, author of The Silk RoadsStriking words Tim Marshall performs the daunting, yet highly pertinent, task of trying to make sense of one of the biggest issues of our times in a world that is increasingly globalised, a backlash apparently grows ever stronger By taking a global view, Divided successfully brings some much needed perspectiveNorthern Slant Best Download eBook Divided By Tim Marshall – kino-fada.fr I found the book somewhat shallow, especially compared to Prisoners of Geography The book already feels dated, because it s full of examples over the last 2 years The analysis is often missing, or is just way too...We are seeing walls being built along borders everywhere Despite globalization and advances in technology, we seem to be feelingdivided than ever Thousands of miles of walls and fences have gone up around the world in the twenty first century At least 65 countries,than a third of the world s nation states, have built barriers along their borders half of those erected since the Second World War sprang up between 2000 and now Walls like borders are porous, unpredictable entities We are seeing walls being built along borders everywhere Despite globalization and advances in technology, we seem to be feelingdivided than ever Thousands of miles of walls and fences have gone up around the world in the twenty first century At least 65 countries,than a third of the world s nation states, have built barriers along their borders half of those erected since the Second World War sprang up between 2000 and now Walls like borders are porous, unpredictable entities that are always subject to changes of any kind from many outside influences In 2018 when we think of walls, most people will find it hard to ignore Trump s planned construction for the Mexican border,...With Divided, Marshall delivers yet another highly relevant and eye opening commentary on the state of the world.His writing isthan simply readable he compels you to read non stop with his blend of fascinating facts and journalistic insights What I found to be particularly potent was his exploration of division across Europe, which is muchprominent that we are led to believe in the UK As well as physical border barriers some of which are shocking, such as that between India an With Divided, Marshall delivers yet another highly relevant an...An interesting read, I particularly enjoyed the chapters focusing on Africa and the EU.I started to feel a wall of negativity was being built around me by the middle of this book, yet by the end my sense of optimism was restored, for which I m gratefulThis is a great read I have written a blog post about it hereI absolutely loved Prisoners of Geography and Worth Dying For, the first of which had a completely new way of looking at politics for me and the second explained symbolisms that I had never understood This third book, however, whilst well written and informative really just gives news reel style overviews of current international conflicts You won t learn anyabout the Israeli Palestinian conflict reading this that watching the n...After the rather disappointing Worth Dying For The Power and Politics of Flags, this is a return to form of the book that put Tim Marshall on the map, Prisoners of Geography Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics In Divided, Marshal offers another excellent look at the world with the theme of walls and barriers There is a riveting account of the fall of the Berlin wall I enjoy how Marshall blends his observations from traveling to these regions with academi After the rather disappointing...Really enjoyed it Great to get a perspective on the same topic but all around the world Maybe excessively negative about identity politics which made him sound a bit uninformed Overall though a good, realistic and interesting perspective on borders themselves Pisoners of Geography was better thoughThe October pick for the Whispered Revolution book club As the largest man made border in history, it only seems fitting that Marshall starts this bout of conflict tourism at The Great Wall of China However, he argues that brick and mortar walls such as these are not the only, or indeed, the most interesting borders we could grapple with This book investigates technological barriers, walls past and present, walls that don t exist and walls that never will It also picks apart the concept th The October pick for the Whispered Revolution book club As the largest man made border in history, it only seems fitting that Marshall starts this bout of conflict tourism at The Great Wall of China However, he argues that brick and mortar walls such as these are not the only, or...Disclaimer I was given a free copy of this book before publication to review Tim Marshall s last book was about the physical barriers of geography that impact and constrain how nations face off to one another This excellent follow up is about how the barriers that people create for themselves, be they physical walls, cultural divides and ghettos, political divisions, or modern digital technological barriers, can affect societies within and between nation states The book ranges across the glo Disc...

• English
• 17 July 2017
Tim Marshall
• Hardcover
• 272 pages
• 1783963425
• Tim Marshall
• Divided