Myths of Geography

Eight Ways We Get the World Wrong

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Paul Richardson

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Not so long ago, dragons and monsters stalked our maps. Today, such maps might appear as fantastic embellishments. But what if our world is shaped just as much by myth and belief as it once was? And what if the world out there is not what we think it is? Paul Richardson challenges geographical determinism and shows how we perceive the world isn't how it really is. Eight punchy, authoritative chapters puncture long-held assumptions, including the Myth of the Border and the failure of Trump's wall; the Myth of the Continents; the Myth of China's New Silk Road; the Myth of Africa as needing saving by the West.

Author Biography:

Paul Richardson is Associate Professor in Human Geography at the University of Birmingham in the UK. He is an established scholar in the field of Geography and Russian Studies, and the current President of the Association for Borderland Studies. He has previously held academic positions at Hokkaido University in Japan, the Far Eastern Federal University in Russia. Beyond academic publications, he has also written for the New Statesman and The Hindu newspaper. He has also advised documentary film makers at the BBC and National Geographic TV. Myths of Geography is his first trade book.

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October 24th, 2024

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