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Whether ancient, crumbling parchments or generated by Google, maps tell us things we want to know, not only about our current location or where we are going but about the world in general. And yet, when it comes to geo-politics, much of what we are told is generated by analysts and other experts who have neglected to refer to a map of the place in question. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll leaders of nations are constrained by geography. 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The answers are geographical. \"In an ever more complex, chaotic, and interlinked world, \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of Geography\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise and useful primer on geopolitics\" (\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e) and a critical guide to one of the major determining factors in world affairs.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1501121464\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781501121463\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Marshall, Tim\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Oct 2015)","offer_id":46080417759429,"sku":"9781501121463","price":27.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback (Oct 2016)","offer_id":46080417792197,"sku":"9781501121470","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781501121463.jpg?v=1776036956"},{"product_id":"abolition-geography-essays-towards-liberation","title":"Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first collection of writings from one of the foremost contemporary critical thinkers on racism, geography and incarceration\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGathering together Ruth Wilson Gilmore's work from over three decades, \u003ci\u003eAbolition Geography\u003c\/i\u003e presents her singular contribution to the politics of abolition as theorist, researcher, and organizer, offering scholars and activists ways of seeing and doing to help navigate our turbulent present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAbolition Geography\u003c\/i\u003e moves us away from explanations of mass incarceration and racist violence focused on uninterrupted histories of prejudice or the dull compulsion of neoliberal economics. 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Through this system's pursuit of profits, we have been put on a collision course with social and ecological limits that can no longer be ignored. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e We need an alternative. We need radical abundance. A world of human and non-human flourishing made possible by democratically planned production. But radical abundance can't just be voted into existence through parliamentary means; it must be made by taking control of our collective reproduction in the here and now. Packed with fascinating research and real-life examples of communal planning and resistance, this book will convince you that a better future is possible, if we want it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKai Heron\u003c\/b\u003e is a political organiser and Lecturer at Lancaster University. 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