Review

Tim Marshall's The Power of Geography does not live up to its ambitions

By Mark Thomas
September 18 2021 - 12:00am
Geography is not determinism, let alone fate. Picture: Shutterstock
Geography is not determinism, let alone fate. Picture: Shutterstock
  • The Power of Geography, by Tim Marshall. Elliott & Thompson, $32.99.

Surely any antipodean patriot would welcome a book where Australia not only occupies the first chapter but that chapter begins: "Australia was in the middle of nowhere, became a very big somewhere, and is now centre stage".

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