'Ian Morris has established himself as a leader in making big history interesting and understandable' Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs and Steel 'Morris suc

For decades, the prevailing sentiment was that, since geography is unchangeable, there is no reason why public policies should take it into account. In fact, ch

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"This work was first published by Oxford University Press in 2005 as Why Geography Matters: Three Challenges Facing America."