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"Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries' GDP. People on Mars within the next ten years. This isn't science fiction-it's reality. Humans are venturing up and out, and we're taking our competitive spirit with us. Soon,what happens in space will shape human history as much the mountains, rivers, and seas have impacted civilizations around the world. It's no coincidence that Russia, China, and the USA are leading the way. The next fifty years will change the face of global politics and the world order as we know it. In this gripping work, bestselling author Tim Marshall navigates the new geopolitical landscape to show how we got here and where we're heading. Extensively researched and drawing on the latest information from intelligence, government, and civilian institutions, this book provides a detailed, clear account of the new space race, the power rivalries, and how technology, economics, and war have a ripple effect on everyone across the globe. Written with all the insight and wit that have made Marshall one of the world's most popular and trusted writer on geopolitics, The Future of Geography is an essential read about global power, politics, and the future of humanity"--… (altro)
Very comprehensive survey of developments in space and the possibilities of mining and permanent residence on the Moon and Mars. The number of countries with space programmes surprised me: it is easy to hear a news report and treat it as an isolated event. The prospects for the future are frightening, with destruction of satellites and rival claims to territory.
It reminded me of the words of the great American astronomer Carl Sagan, who in 1994 captured a similar sentiment in his book Pale Blue Dot, the title of which comes from a photograph of Earth taken by Voyager 1 from 6 billion kilometres away: 'Every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar", every "supreme leader", every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there - on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. (Afterword)
"Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries' GDP. People on Mars within the next ten years. This isn't science fiction-it's reality. Humans are venturing up and out, and we're taking our competitive spirit with us. Soon,what happens in space will shape human history as much the mountains, rivers, and seas have impacted civilizations around the world. It's no coincidence that Russia, China, and the USA are leading the way. The next fifty years will change the face of global politics and the world order as we know it. In this gripping work, bestselling author Tim Marshall navigates the new geopolitical landscape to show how we got here and where we're heading. Extensively researched and drawing on the latest information from intelligence, government, and civilian institutions, this book provides a detailed, clear account of the new space race, the power rivalries, and how technology, economics, and war have a ripple effect on everyone across the globe. Written with all the insight and wit that have made Marshall one of the world's most popular and trusted writer on geopolitics, The Future of Geography is an essential read about global power, politics, and the future of humanity"--
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Se in passato i cieli hanno ispirato i miti della creazione, influenzato le culture e stimolato il progresso scientifico, oggi la geografia dello spazio inizia ad assomigliare sempre più a un'estensione di quella terrestre. Gli esseri umani stanno trasferendo gli stati nazionali, le aziende, la storia, la politica e i conflitti molto sopra le loro teste, rivoluzionando inevitabilmente anche la vita sul nostro pianeta. Dopo "10 mappe che spiegano il mondo" Tim Marshall alza lo sguardo verso il cielo, vera nuova frontiera della geopolitica mondiale, e delinea le prossime, decisive tappe dello sviluppo aerospaziale: satelliti spia orbiteranno intorno alla Luna, futuro terreno di scontro per 'approvvigionamento di acqua e terre rare, mentre le grandi potenze mondiali, a partire da Stati Uniti, Russia e Cina, saranno impegnate a ridefinire le loro sfere d'influenza affrontandosi in vere e proprie guerre stellari. Tutto questo non è fantascienza: è la realtà che promette di concretizzarsi nei prossimi anni, quando l'avanzamento tecnologico e militare ci catapulterà in una nuova era, quella dell'astropolitica.
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