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Politics of Place #3
Divided: Why We're Living in an Age of Walls
New from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography
We feel more divided than ever.
This riveting analysis tells you why.
Walls are going up. Nationalism and identity politics are on the rise once more. Thousands of miles of fences and barriers have been erected in the past ten years, and they are redefining our political landscape.
There are many reasons why we erect walls, because we are divided in many ways: wealth, race, religion, politics. In Europe the ruptures of the past decade threaten not only European unity, but in some countries liberal democracy itself. In China, the Party’s need to contain the divisions wrought by capitalism will define the nation’s future. In the USA the rationale for the Mexican border wall taps into the fear that the USA will no longer be a white majority country in the course of this century.
Understanding what has divided us, past and present, is essential to understanding much of what’s going on in the world today. Covering China; the USA; Israel and Palestine; the Middle East; the Indian Subcontinent; Africa; Europe and the UK, bestselling author Tim Marshall presents a gripping and unflinching analysis of the fault lines that will shape our world for years to come.
‘A timely and exhilarating clamber over the walls of history’ – Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads
“Striking words … Tim Marshall performs the daunting, yet highly pertinent, task of trying to make sense of one of the biggest issues of our times: in a world that is increasingly globalised, a backlash apparently grows ever stronger. By taking a global view, Divided successfully brings some much-needed perspective” – Northern Slant
We feel more divided than ever.
This riveting analysis tells you why.
Walls are going up. Nationalism and identity politics are on the rise once more. Thousands of miles of fences and barriers have been erected in the past ten years, and they are redefining our political landscape.
There are many reasons why we erect walls, because we are divided in many ways: wealth, race, religion, politics. In Europe the ruptures of the past decade threaten not only European unity, but in some countries liberal democracy itself. In China, the Party’s need to contain the divisions wrought by capitalism will define the nation’s future. In the USA the rationale for the Mexican border wall taps into the fear that the USA will no longer be a white majority country in the course of this century.
Understanding what has divided us, past and present, is essential to understanding much of what’s going on in the world today. Covering China; the USA; Israel and Palestine; the Middle East; the Indian Subcontinent; Africa; Europe and the UK, bestselling author Tim Marshall presents a gripping and unflinching analysis of the fault lines that will shape our world for years to come.
‘A timely and exhilarating clamber over the walls of history’ – Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads
“Striking words … Tim Marshall performs the daunting, yet highly pertinent, task of trying to make sense of one of the biggest issues of our times: in a world that is increasingly globalised, a backlash apparently grows ever stronger. By taking a global view, Divided successfully brings some much-needed perspective” – Northern Slant
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First published March 8, 2018
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Tim Marshall
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Tim Marshall was Diplomatic Editor and foreign correspondent for Sky News. After thirty years' experience in news reporting and presenting, he left full time news journalism to concentrate on writing and analysis.
Originally from Leeds, Tim arrived at broadcasting from the road less traveled. Not a media studies or journalism graduate, in fact not a graduate at all, after a wholly unsuccessful career as a painter and decorator he worked his way through newsroom nightshifts, and unpaid stints as a researcher and runner before eventually securing himself a foothold on the first rung of the broadcasting career ladder.
After three years as IRN's Paris correspondent and extensive work for BBC radio and TV, Tim joined Sky News. Reporting from Europe, the USA and Asia, Tim became Middle East Correspondent based in Jerusalem.
Tim also reported in the field from Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia during the Balkan wars of the 1990s. He spent the majority of the 1999 Kosovo crisis in Belgrade, where he was one of the few western journalists who stayed on to report from one of the main targets of NATO bombing raids. Tim was in Kosovo to greet the NATO troops on the day they advanced into Pristina. In recent years he covered the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria.
He has written for many of the national newspapers including the Times, the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, and the Sunday Times.
Bio photo credit ? Jolly Thompson.
Tim Marshall was Diplomatic Editor and foreign correspondent for Sky News. After thirty years' experience in news reporting and presenting, he left full time news journalism to concentrate on writing and analysis.
Originally from Leeds, Tim arrived at broadcasting from the road less traveled. Not a media studies or journalism graduate, in fact not a graduate at all, after a wholly unsuccessful career as a painter and decorator he worked his way through newsroom nightshifts, and unpaid stints as a researcher and runner before eventually securing himself a foothold on the first rung of the broadcasting career ladder.
After three years as IRN's Paris correspondent and extensive work for BBC radio and TV, Tim joined Sky News. Reporting from Europe, the USA and Asia, Tim became Middle East Correspondent based in Jerusalem.
Tim also reported in the field from Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia during the Balkan wars of the 1990s. He spent the majority of the 1999 Kosovo crisis in Belgrade, where he was one of the few western journalists who stayed on to report from one of the main targets of NATO bombing raids. Tim was in Kosovo to greet the NATO troops on the day they advanced into Pristina. In recent years he covered the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria.
He has written for many of the national newspapers including the Times, the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, and the Sunday Times.
Bio photo credit ? Jolly Thompson.
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July 9, 2018
I found the book somewhat shallow, especially compared to Prisoners of Geography. The book already feels dated, because it's full of examples over the last 2 years. The analysis is often missing, or is just way too obvious. The goal of spinning various political issues through the prism of "walls" often feels forced.
Nevertheless, Tim Marshall remains a master storyteller, without any pompousness, but with an easy and approachable language and style.
Nevertheless, Tim Marshall remains a master storyteller, without any pompousness, but with an easy and approachable language and style.
September 13, 2019
Absolutely loved this. I didn't finish it sooner because every page made me do a Google search to know more about a certain topic. In fact, I felt so ignorant at times; this book made me realize how much I still have to learn about what has already happened and what is currently happening in politics/society/culture worldwide.
A few reviews here point out how "outdated" this book is, which is absolutely ridiculous. It's a *book* on geopolitics; it's outdated even before it hits bookshelves. Meanwhile, Hong Kong is in a disarray, the Indian government has stripped Kashmir of its autonomy, and Brexit is still a chaotic, unresolved mess. It's impossible not to be outdated when we're talking about the present.
I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about geopolitics!
A few reviews here point out how "outdated" this book is, which is absolutely ridiculous. It's a *book* on geopolitics; it's outdated even before it hits bookshelves. Meanwhile, Hong Kong is in a disarray, the Indian government has stripped Kashmir of its autonomy, and Brexit is still a chaotic, unresolved mess. It's impossible not to be outdated when we're talking about the present.
I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about geopolitics!
January 12, 2025
I really liked this. Marshall examines the shifting boundaries between societies around the world, including the rather fortified India–Bangladesh border, the U.S.–Mexico border, the overly porous boundaries between European states, the extremely militarized Israel–Palestine boundaries, China’s internet-security walls, Africa’s externally-imposed national borders, or the walls around North America’s gated (or “fortified”) communities. He respects the views of people who want controls on residence and economic or political activity in their communities. He highlights the benefits from increasing interchange of many kinds. He considers our temptations to just wall out the problems we’re failing to solve. It’s a clear-eyed, globe-wide look at our bounds of identity, trust, hardship, and opportunity. Just the kind of discussion we need in an age of both planetary integration and identity-oriented politics.
July 3, 2019
Not up to the mark. The book is really outdated. The detail analysis is missing. Quite boring and dry read for me.
March 30, 2019
Sometimes I look back at my BA in International Affairs and wish I’d majored in something practical — nursing or accounting or whatever. But then I read a book like this, and I want to go back to college all over again.
September 29, 2019
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December 13, 2018
This was very painful to finish. The book tries to cover major world conflict zones in just 280 pages, resulting in rather shallow descriptions, none of the problems are covered in detail. If you read newspapers or watch news on a regular basis, then I don't recommend buying this book, it's a waste of money. However in case you would like a quick and brief overview of the current global political situation, this is the thing to read. And that's basically my second my reprimand - this book will become outdated very quickly.
July 17, 2019
Tim Marshal é um autor que explora muito bem a geografia e a geopolítica. Li este livro por conta do e n?o me arrependi. ? um passeio por vários países e continentes contando como a mudan?a política recente se aproveita de divis?es sociais e segue com políticas de fronteira e anti-imigra??o, com um ponto de vista mais analítico do que qualquer coisa.
Gostei bastante do exemplo que ele dá para explicar como posturas diferentes vêm de um background diferente. Como pessoas com uma educa??o mais global (anywheres) e se beneficiam de uma integra??o maior n?o entendendo quem tem uma cultura mais local e menos acesso (somewheres) e está bem mais preocupado com os postos de trabalho sumindo.
Gostei bastante do exemplo que ele dá para explicar como posturas diferentes vêm de um background diferente. Como pessoas com uma educa??o mais global (anywheres) e se beneficiam de uma integra??o maior n?o entendendo quem tem uma cultura mais local e menos acesso (somewheres) e está bem mais preocupado com os postos de trabalho sumindo.
March 8, 2022
Sau “Nh?ng tù nh?n c?a ??a l?”, m?t l?n n?a ta g?p l?i Tim Marshall trong “Chia r?”. V?n là v?n ?? chính tr? và ??a chính tr? nh?ng trong cu?n sách này, then ch?t cho nh?ng con bài chính tr? l?n x? h?i n?m ? nh?ng ???ng biên gi?i tr?i dài t? vài ??n hàng ngàn d?m kh?p m?i l?nh th? trên th? gi?i. Bên c?nh ?ó là nh?ng b?c t??ng h?u hình l?n v? hình ???c d?ng lên kh?p n?i b?i các ?? qu?c hay nh?ng qu?c gia l?n - n?i mà hàng n?m trong su?t nhi?u th? k?, ph?i ?ón nh?n làn sóng nh?p c? b?t h?p pháp t? các n??c li?n k?.
Tim Marshall nh?n m?nh vào vi?c “chia r?” khi m?i n?m, s? l??ng các b?c t??ng m?i ???c d?ng lên ngày càng nhi?u, ng?n c?n l?n làm ch?m vi?c di d?n b?i nhi?u nguyên nh?n ch? quan l?n khách quan t? hai bên biên gi?i. Tu? tình hình ??a l? và chính tr? mà nh?ng b?c t??ng ?ó mang nh?ng hình thái khác nhau. Khi th? gi?i xem “V?n l? h?a thành” c?a Trung Qu?c là b?c t??ng l?a “ng?n cách Trung Qu?c v? k? thu?t s? v?i th? gi?i bên ngoài “ thì Trung Qu?c l?i xem ?ó là t?m khiên “?? b?o v? d?n Trung Qu?c kh?i nh?ng ? t??ng nguy h?i nh? d?n ch?, t? do ng?n lu?n và v?n hoá ??i tr?y”. Vì th? mà s? chia r? trong d?n chúng ngày càng s?u s?c h?n, ch?a k? ??n vi?c nh?ng vùng t? tr? b? can thi?p và ki?m soát, ?úng nh? nh?n ??nh “thúc ??y s? th?ng nh?t th?ng qua chia r?”.
Có v? nh? Tim Marshall lu?n vi?t v? nh?ng v?n ?? c?a n??c M? b?ng v?n phong nhu?n nhuy?n và phong cách tho?i mái nh?t. V?n n?n nh?p c? b?t h?p pháp lu?n là bài toán nan gi?i qua nhi?u ??i t?ng th?ng. Quá nhi?u cu?c th?o lu?n, quá nhi?u phí t?n cho nh?ng b?c t??ng ?? ???c d?ng lên trong th?c t? nh?ng d??ng nh? các nhà c?m quy?n kh?ng th? ng?n ch?n ???c quy?t t?m di d?n c?a ng??i t? Mexico sang. S? chia r? trong lòng n??c M? ngày càng lan r?ng, ng??i Hispanic ( g?c T?y Ban Nha ) chi?m ?u th?, ng??i da ?en v?n b? ph?n bi?t ??i x? trong ??i s?ng l?n c?ng vi?c, th?ng tin và m?ng x? h?i kh?ng ???c ki?m soát làm cho t? do d?n ch? tr? thành con dao hai l??i. T?t c? nh?ng ?i?u ?ó g?y chia r? nghiêm tr?ng. Dù có uy?n chuy?n l?n c?ng r?n, có tr? giúp nh?n ??o l?n ?àn áp, nh?ng c?ng kh?ng th? gi?i quy?t m?t cách r?t ráo và th?a ?áng.
Chính tr? và ??a chính tr? bên b? T?y d?i Gaza v?n là v?n ?? mu?n thu?. Israel dù là m?t qu?c gia nh? bé, ít d?n nh?ng l?i xu?t th?n t? quá nhi?u s?c t?c. D?i Gaza ??u ch? là b?c t??ng bên ngoài chia r? h? v?i Palestine, có m?t b?c t??ng bên trong chia r? h? b?i n?n chính tr?, t? ??ng cánh t?, h?u, ??ng ? R?p và các ??ng t?n giáo. T? ?ó Tim Marshall cho r?ng “S? chia r? này kh?ng bao gi? khép l?i tr? khi có s? bình ??ng ? Israel và gi?i pháp hai nhà n??c c?ng b?ng v?i ng??i Palestine”.
Ta b?t g?p nh?ng b?c t??ng cát sa m?c gi?a các n??c trong kh?i ? R?p v?i khái ni?m “ch? ngh?a d?n t?c gi? m?o”, b?c t???ng núi c?a ?n ??, b?c t??ng k?m gai, b?c t??ng trang b? c?ng ngh? t?i t?n d?c các biên gi?i. Ti?u l?c ??a ?n ?? c?ng ?? và lu?n tr? thành mái nhà t?m trú c?a v? s? s?c t?c nh?ng ?ó c?ng chính là n?i mà ??ng c?p x? h?i là th??c ?o c?ng ng?c và g?y b?t bình ??ng nh?t. Còn Bangladesh - m?t qu?c gia quá khiêm t?n v? di?n tích và có ??a hình ngang b?ng m?t n??c bi?n d??ng nh? c?ng quá t?i v? d?n s? l?n d?n nh?p c? t? biên gi?i Myanmar hay Pakistan. T?ng là ??ng Pakistan m?t th?i, Bangladesh ph?i gánh vác t?n giáo cho m?t nhóm nh? d?n t?c khác bên kia biên gi?i, kh?ng có kho?n h? tr?, thay ??i khí h?u là m?t thách th?c kh?ng l? trong t??ng lai g?n.
Ch?u Phi m?t th?i ?? t?ng l?ng l?y bao nhiêu thì nay th?t lùi và ki?t qu? b?y nhiêu. Nh?ng hình th?c “b? l?c” v?n là cách v?n hành x? h?i ? khá nhi?u n??c thu?c ch?u l?c này. Ng??i B? ?ào Nha x?a hay ng??i Anh khi x?m chi?m Phi Ch?u, h? ?? ?? l?i nh?ng gì ngoài t?n giáo ngo?i lai. Ch?u Phi v?n ch?a th? t? l?c, ?ói nghèo, sinh ?? kh?ng k? ho?ch, kho?ng cách giàu nghèo quá cách bi?t l?n th?t h?c chính là nh?ng chia r? dài h?n khó có th? n?i l?i sau r?t nhi?u n?m n?a.
Các n??c Ch?u ?u nói chung, n??c Anh nói riêng có nh?n ??o kh?ng khi ?ón nh?n làn sóng nh?p c? t? v? s? n??c, trong ?ó có c? Vi?t Nam t? th?p niên 70, ng??i da ?en thu?c ??a và c? c?ng ??ng ng??i H?i Giáo. B?c t??ng Berlin gi?a hai b? ??ng T?y n??c ??c tr??c ??y ch?ng là gì so v?i nh?ng b?c t??ng c?a th?i ?i?m hi?n t?i. Nh?ng ??nh ki?n v? t?n giáo, ch? ngh?a d?n t?c và ph?n bi?t ch?ng t?c g?y nên nh?ng r?n n?t, nh?ng b?o ??ng và th?m chí là kh?ng b?. ?ó ch?ng ph?i là s? chia r? ?i?n hình c?a th? gi?i hi?n ??i hay sao?
Tóm l?i, l?ch s? d?n t?c, v?n ?? nh?n ch?ng và t?n giáo lu?n là nh?ng nguyên nh?n chính g?y lên xung ??t và chia r?. Quá kh? và hi?n t?i lu?n b? va ??p nhau ? nh?ng b?c t??ng v?a h?u hình l?n v? hình. Nhi?m v? c?a các nhà c?m quy?n là ? m?c ?? quy m?. Ng?o m?n và hung h?ng thì g?y h?i và t?n th?t, nh?n ??o thì d?n ??n l?n l??t và m?t ki?m soát. Ch? khi nào con ng??i có th? bình ??ng v? s?c t?c, t?n giáo, ??ng c?p và giai c?p, ch? khi nào ti?ng nói chính tr? ???c ??ng nh?t, có l? khi ?ó s? kh?ng còn s? hi?n di?n c?a nh?ng b?c t??ng.
Khó có th? gói g?n nh?ng ch? ?? lu?n là d?u s?i l?a b?ng c?a th? gi?i qua nhi?u th? k? cho ??n hi?n t?i trong vài tr?m trang sách. Nh?ng v?i Tim Marshall, v?n ?? ??a chính tr? v?i nhà báo k? c?u ?y gi?ng nh? ???c ?n, ???c th? m?i ngày. ?ng hài h??c, th?ng th?n, kh?ng ng?i ch? trích v? ???ng l?i chính tr?. Nh?ng tr?i nghi?m th?c t? cùng kho t? li?u th?ng tin v? các v?n ?? toàn c?u kh?ng l? ?y ?? giúp ?ng ?úc k?t thành nh?ng quy?n sách t??ng ch?ng kh? khan mà cu?n hút. Chúng giúp ng??i ??c ti?p c?n ???c nh?ng khái ni?m c?n b?n và ph? quát v? tình hình th? gi?i th?ng qua ??a chính tr?, qua ?ó có cái nhìn ?úng ??n c?i m? h?n trong v?n ?? th?i s?. Dù có nh?ng ch? ki?n và h?n ch? trong th?ng tin, dù gi? thái ?? trung l?p khi vi?t sách t?t ??n ??u thì vi?c tranh c?i là ?i?u kh?ng th? tránh kh?i. Nh?ng Tim Marshall ?? làm c?c t?t trong góc nhìn c?a mình.
Tim Marshall nh?n m?nh vào vi?c “chia r?” khi m?i n?m, s? l??ng các b?c t??ng m?i ???c d?ng lên ngày càng nhi?u, ng?n c?n l?n làm ch?m vi?c di d?n b?i nhi?u nguyên nh?n ch? quan l?n khách quan t? hai bên biên gi?i. Tu? tình hình ??a l? và chính tr? mà nh?ng b?c t??ng ?ó mang nh?ng hình thái khác nhau. Khi th? gi?i xem “V?n l? h?a thành” c?a Trung Qu?c là b?c t??ng l?a “ng?n cách Trung Qu?c v? k? thu?t s? v?i th? gi?i bên ngoài “ thì Trung Qu?c l?i xem ?ó là t?m khiên “?? b?o v? d?n Trung Qu?c kh?i nh?ng ? t??ng nguy h?i nh? d?n ch?, t? do ng?n lu?n và v?n hoá ??i tr?y”. Vì th? mà s? chia r? trong d?n chúng ngày càng s?u s?c h?n, ch?a k? ??n vi?c nh?ng vùng t? tr? b? can thi?p và ki?m soát, ?úng nh? nh?n ??nh “thúc ??y s? th?ng nh?t th?ng qua chia r?”.
Có v? nh? Tim Marshall lu?n vi?t v? nh?ng v?n ?? c?a n??c M? b?ng v?n phong nhu?n nhuy?n và phong cách tho?i mái nh?t. V?n n?n nh?p c? b?t h?p pháp lu?n là bài toán nan gi?i qua nhi?u ??i t?ng th?ng. Quá nhi?u cu?c th?o lu?n, quá nhi?u phí t?n cho nh?ng b?c t??ng ?? ???c d?ng lên trong th?c t? nh?ng d??ng nh? các nhà c?m quy?n kh?ng th? ng?n ch?n ???c quy?t t?m di d?n c?a ng??i t? Mexico sang. S? chia r? trong lòng n??c M? ngày càng lan r?ng, ng??i Hispanic ( g?c T?y Ban Nha ) chi?m ?u th?, ng??i da ?en v?n b? ph?n bi?t ??i x? trong ??i s?ng l?n c?ng vi?c, th?ng tin và m?ng x? h?i kh?ng ???c ki?m soát làm cho t? do d?n ch? tr? thành con dao hai l??i. T?t c? nh?ng ?i?u ?ó g?y chia r? nghiêm tr?ng. Dù có uy?n chuy?n l?n c?ng r?n, có tr? giúp nh?n ??o l?n ?àn áp, nh?ng c?ng kh?ng th? gi?i quy?t m?t cách r?t ráo và th?a ?áng.
Chính tr? và ??a chính tr? bên b? T?y d?i Gaza v?n là v?n ?? mu?n thu?. Israel dù là m?t qu?c gia nh? bé, ít d?n nh?ng l?i xu?t th?n t? quá nhi?u s?c t?c. D?i Gaza ??u ch? là b?c t??ng bên ngoài chia r? h? v?i Palestine, có m?t b?c t??ng bên trong chia r? h? b?i n?n chính tr?, t? ??ng cánh t?, h?u, ??ng ? R?p và các ??ng t?n giáo. T? ?ó Tim Marshall cho r?ng “S? chia r? này kh?ng bao gi? khép l?i tr? khi có s? bình ??ng ? Israel và gi?i pháp hai nhà n??c c?ng b?ng v?i ng??i Palestine”.
Ta b?t g?p nh?ng b?c t??ng cát sa m?c gi?a các n??c trong kh?i ? R?p v?i khái ni?m “ch? ngh?a d?n t?c gi? m?o”, b?c t???ng núi c?a ?n ??, b?c t??ng k?m gai, b?c t??ng trang b? c?ng ngh? t?i t?n d?c các biên gi?i. Ti?u l?c ??a ?n ?? c?ng ?? và lu?n tr? thành mái nhà t?m trú c?a v? s? s?c t?c nh?ng ?ó c?ng chính là n?i mà ??ng c?p x? h?i là th??c ?o c?ng ng?c và g?y b?t bình ??ng nh?t. Còn Bangladesh - m?t qu?c gia quá khiêm t?n v? di?n tích và có ??a hình ngang b?ng m?t n??c bi?n d??ng nh? c?ng quá t?i v? d?n s? l?n d?n nh?p c? t? biên gi?i Myanmar hay Pakistan. T?ng là ??ng Pakistan m?t th?i, Bangladesh ph?i gánh vác t?n giáo cho m?t nhóm nh? d?n t?c khác bên kia biên gi?i, kh?ng có kho?n h? tr?, thay ??i khí h?u là m?t thách th?c kh?ng l? trong t??ng lai g?n.
Ch?u Phi m?t th?i ?? t?ng l?ng l?y bao nhiêu thì nay th?t lùi và ki?t qu? b?y nhiêu. Nh?ng hình th?c “b? l?c” v?n là cách v?n hành x? h?i ? khá nhi?u n??c thu?c ch?u l?c này. Ng??i B? ?ào Nha x?a hay ng??i Anh khi x?m chi?m Phi Ch?u, h? ?? ?? l?i nh?ng gì ngoài t?n giáo ngo?i lai. Ch?u Phi v?n ch?a th? t? l?c, ?ói nghèo, sinh ?? kh?ng k? ho?ch, kho?ng cách giàu nghèo quá cách bi?t l?n th?t h?c chính là nh?ng chia r? dài h?n khó có th? n?i l?i sau r?t nhi?u n?m n?a.
Các n??c Ch?u ?u nói chung, n??c Anh nói riêng có nh?n ??o kh?ng khi ?ón nh?n làn sóng nh?p c? t? v? s? n??c, trong ?ó có c? Vi?t Nam t? th?p niên 70, ng??i da ?en thu?c ??a và c? c?ng ??ng ng??i H?i Giáo. B?c t??ng Berlin gi?a hai b? ??ng T?y n??c ??c tr??c ??y ch?ng là gì so v?i nh?ng b?c t??ng c?a th?i ?i?m hi?n t?i. Nh?ng ??nh ki?n v? t?n giáo, ch? ngh?a d?n t?c và ph?n bi?t ch?ng t?c g?y nên nh?ng r?n n?t, nh?ng b?o ??ng và th?m chí là kh?ng b?. ?ó ch?ng ph?i là s? chia r? ?i?n hình c?a th? gi?i hi?n ??i hay sao?
Tóm l?i, l?ch s? d?n t?c, v?n ?? nh?n ch?ng và t?n giáo lu?n là nh?ng nguyên nh?n chính g?y lên xung ??t và chia r?. Quá kh? và hi?n t?i lu?n b? va ??p nhau ? nh?ng b?c t??ng v?a h?u hình l?n v? hình. Nhi?m v? c?a các nhà c?m quy?n là ? m?c ?? quy m?. Ng?o m?n và hung h?ng thì g?y h?i và t?n th?t, nh?n ??o thì d?n ??n l?n l??t và m?t ki?m soát. Ch? khi nào con ng??i có th? bình ??ng v? s?c t?c, t?n giáo, ??ng c?p và giai c?p, ch? khi nào ti?ng nói chính tr? ???c ??ng nh?t, có l? khi ?ó s? kh?ng còn s? hi?n di?n c?a nh?ng b?c t??ng.
Khó có th? gói g?n nh?ng ch? ?? lu?n là d?u s?i l?a b?ng c?a th? gi?i qua nhi?u th? k? cho ??n hi?n t?i trong vài tr?m trang sách. Nh?ng v?i Tim Marshall, v?n ?? ??a chính tr? v?i nhà báo k? c?u ?y gi?ng nh? ???c ?n, ???c th? m?i ngày. ?ng hài h??c, th?ng th?n, kh?ng ng?i ch? trích v? ???ng l?i chính tr?. Nh?ng tr?i nghi?m th?c t? cùng kho t? li?u th?ng tin v? các v?n ?? toàn c?u kh?ng l? ?y ?? giúp ?ng ?úc k?t thành nh?ng quy?n sách t??ng ch?ng kh? khan mà cu?n hút. Chúng giúp ng??i ??c ti?p c?n ???c nh?ng khái ni?m c?n b?n và ph? quát v? tình hình th? gi?i th?ng qua ??a chính tr?, qua ?ó có cái nhìn ?úng ??n c?i m? h?n trong v?n ?? th?i s?. Dù có nh?ng ch? ki?n và h?n ch? trong th?ng tin, dù gi? thái ?? trung l?p khi vi?t sách t?t ??n ??u thì vi?c tranh c?i là ?i?u kh?ng th? tránh kh?i. Nh?ng Tim Marshall ?? làm c?c t?t trong góc nhìn c?a mình.
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January 21, 2022
Divided: Why We're Living in an Age of Walls
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August 4, 2023
“Cho t?i khi có s? th?a nh?n tình anh em ph? quát trong loài ng??i, và m?t th? gi?i trong ?ó kh?ng còn c?nh tranh cho ngu?n l?c, chúng ta s? còn x?y lên nh?ng b?c t??ng.”
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Sau cu?n Nh?ng tù nh?n c?a ??a l? quá quá là ??nh c?a ??nh, tác gi? ti?p t?c ra m?t cu?n sách th? hai này "Chia r?". T? t?a ?? sách c?ng n?m ???c cu?n sách l?n này t?p trung vào "Nh?ng b?c t??ng" chia cách các n??c v?i nhau r?i. Quá ?ng t? cái bìa siêu xinh t?i n?i dung siêu ch?t l??ng, mình ??c m?t m?ch trong 3 ngày h?n là xong, v?a ??c v?a m? google ng?m c?u + note v? sách c? ??ng thành thú vui tao nh? hàng ngày ?
"Chia r?" nh? ?? nói ? trên, ???c t?p trung ph?n tích "nh?ng b?c t??ng" biên gi?i bao quanh kh?p th? gi?i, ?ang ???c d?ng lên ngày càng nhi?u gi?a các n??c. Th? gi?i quanh chúng ta hi?n nay tuy ???c nhìn nh?n là "th? gi?i hòa bình vì m?t m?t tiêu chung" nh?ng có th?t s? nh? v?y? Khi mà gi?a nh?ng n??c láng gi?ng v?i nhau ??u có rào ch?n ? gi?a ng?n ch?n, t? M? vs Mexico, ?n ?? vs Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Israel vs Palestine, v...v...và còn r?t nhi?u khi v?c các trên th? gi?i. V?y thì lí do gì nh?ng b?c t??ng này ???c d?ng lên, còn còn ???c x?y lên r?t kiên c?, cao ng?t cùng v?i ??i lính canh ??c nhi?m và nh?ng máy ??nh v? c?m ?ng ??c bi?t xác ??nh ???c m?c tiêu t? r?t xa? Hai v?n ?? chính trong cu?n sách chính là Ng?n ch?n n?n nh?p c? và chi?n tranh gi?a các s?c t?c.
Nh?ng b?c t??ng ???c d?ng lên nh?m ?em l?i c?m giác an toàn, an ?i t?m th?i cho ng??i d?n các n??c ?ó, nh?ng có th?t s? gi?i quy?t tri?t ?? ???c v?n ?? hay kh?ng? Chi?n tranh, ph?n bi?t s?c t?c, s? nghèo ?ói, giáo d?c và y t? kém phát tri?n, ??u là nh?ng nguyên nh?n chính d?n ??n tình tr?ng di d?n t? n?n tràn lan ??n nh?ng n??c l?n c?n phát tri?n h?n. ??ng th?i s? t?ng m?nh trong ?àn áp s?c t?c trong n?i b? nhi?u n??c và xung ??t t?n giáo gi?a nh?ng n??c g?n nhau nh? khu v?c Trung ??ng và ti?u l?c ??a ?n ?? c?ng d?n ??n vi?c t? n?n c?p thi?t v?n ti?p t?c t?ng lên. Tác gi? nh?n m?nh v? ch? ngh?a d?n t?c trong m?i m?t cá nh?n ngày m?t t?ng, d?n ??n s? thù ??ch trong t?n giáo, d?n t?c v?i nhau gi?a m?i ng??i s? ngày m?t nghiêm tr?ng n?u kh?ng có s? th?a hi?p c?a c? hai bên. ??y chính là v?n ?? tr?ng ?i?m xuyên su?t cu?n sách.
Sách ???c chia làm 8 ph?n, tác gi? s? ph?n tích chi ti?t t?ng n??c ?áng chú ? và t?ng ch?u l?c trong 8 ch??ng này. D??i ngòi bút khá s?c s?o, Tim Marshall kh?ng ng?n ng?i ??a ra nh?ng ? ki?n th?ng th?n v? tình hình c?a t?ng khu v?c, cho chúng ta m?t cái nhìn khá r? ràng và toàn di?n v? tình hu?ng c?a m?i n?i. ??c bi?t ch??ng v? Trung Qu?c khá khác bi?t so v?i nh?ng khu v?c khác. Nó kh?ng x?y ra chi?n tranh, nghèo ?ói trong n?i b?, kh?ng có ph?n bi?t t?n giáo quá s?u s?c, v?y mà v?n có nh?ng b?c t??ng. Nh?ng b?c t??ng này chính là ?? ng?n th? gi?i bên ngoài v?i t?i Trung Qu?c. Và vì sao l?i v?y thì ???c tác gi? ph?n tích r?t hay trong ch??ng ??u tiên c?a cu?n sách.
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Ch??ng mình khá thích là các ch??ng v? Trung ??ng n?i chi?n s? gi?a các n??c r?t c?ng th?ng qua t?ng ngày, ch??ng Ch?u ?u và ch??ng v? Anh. Ch??ng mình kh?ng h?ng thú nh?t là v? Ch?u Phi, là ch?u l?c mà mình có r?t ít ki?n th?c và c?ng kh?ng có ? ??nh tìm hi?u s?u. Ch??ng này có khá nhi?u v?n ?? r?c r?i ph?c t?p trong n?i b? ???c tác gi? ph?n tích khá dài lu?n nên ??c h?i ng?y. Nh?ng nhìn chung l?i v?n c?a tác gi? l?i kh?ng h? kh? khan, bàn v? kinh t? chính tr? d?a vào ??a l? nh?ng ??c siêu cu?n, nh? nghe k? chuy?n v?y. Mình v?a ??c v?a m? Google ?? t?i khu v?c c? th? nào s? tra tìm hi?u v? nó nên ??c thú v? ph?t, nh? ?ang nghiên c?u v?y!
M?t ?i?m tr? nh? là l?i d?ch sách kh?ng ???c m??t cho l?m. Có vài ?o?n d?ch khá t?i ngh?a, c? nh? theo sát v?n ti?ng Anh d?ch ra ch? ch?a chuy?n thành gi?ng v?n VN mình ?? ??c cho d? hi?u nên nhi?u ?o?n mình ??c ?i ??c l?i vài l?n v?n kh?ng hi?u l?m, ??m ra h?i b?c mình. Cu?n Nh?ng tù nh?n c?a ??a l? d?ch m??t ??c ?? h?n nhi?u, nên cu?n này mình cho 4 sao th?i, ch?a th?a m?n 100% l?m.
L?u l?u ??c tìm hi?u v? tình hình th? gi?i xung quanh, c?m th?y b?n th?n ???c ? m?t n?i t? do kh?ng thi?t ngh? v? ch?y n?n, bom ??n khói l?a và s?ng ch?t ngày ngày ?? là m?t may m?n quá l?n ? Ch? mong nh? tác gi? ?? nh?c ??n ? cu?i sách : "M?c dù hi?n gi? ch? ngh?a d?n t?c và chính tr? b?n s?c l?i m?t l?n n?a n?i lên, có tri?n v?ng là khúc quanh l?ch s? s? l?i xoay h??ng v? phía ?oàn k?t và th?ng nh?t
November 29, 2020
Disappointing. Contrary to the official review posted on 欧宝娱乐, I felt this was ultimately not riveting. More a review of the evidence that we are living in an age of walls (how many, where, when) than an eye opening exploration of what’s driving us to do so. 90% observation; 9% rather unremarkable explanation of cause; 1% ‘Gosh, that makes me sit up and think’.
September 27, 2018
I was intrigued to read this book because of an interview with the author Tim Marshall on a podcast discussing the same topic; the book did not disappoint.
The author does go on to explain the question of why we are living in an age of walls, and consequently the rise in nationalism and increasing support for conservative parties.
With the Great Wall of China as the starting point, the author goes on to describe and analyze the walls and divisions in the USA, the Middle East, Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Europe, and finally the UK.
This book was certainly an enlightening read for an amateur on world politics like me and I think would bring the readers back to the age-old question of "Us Vs. Them". The author also gives his view on the idea of a borderless world and further his solution to the problem of walls - "If we do not move more money to where most people are, many of them will try to move to where the money is."
All in all, a timely, enlightening, and deeply interesting read.
I would recommend it to all who are intrigued by the question the author has attempted to answer.
The author does go on to explain the question of why we are living in an age of walls, and consequently the rise in nationalism and increasing support for conservative parties.
With the Great Wall of China as the starting point, the author goes on to describe and analyze the walls and divisions in the USA, the Middle East, Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Europe, and finally the UK.
This book was certainly an enlightening read for an amateur on world politics like me and I think would bring the readers back to the age-old question of "Us Vs. Them". The author also gives his view on the idea of a borderless world and further his solution to the problem of walls - "If we do not move more money to where most people are, many of them will try to move to where the money is."
All in all, a timely, enlightening, and deeply interesting read.
I would recommend it to all who are intrigued by the question the author has attempted to answer.
December 30, 2022
Finally completed my 2022 欧宝娱乐 challenge by introducing myself to the topic of geopolitics through Divided by Tim Marshal. The first impression about this book comes to how accesible the explanation that someone who is clueless about the politic issue around the world like me can digest it very easily.
But since it is only 280 pages, many world issues in this book are described very shallow. And I do sometimes feel that he was a bit struggling to mantain being neutral when describing the issue. Leaving me feeling a bit "accused" as a muslim and also immigrant on the European country. Nevertheless this also help me to understand a bit how European seeing people like me. So, it kinds of help me not to take everything personally in the future ?
To close this (almost ranting) review, I would like to cite my favourite idea stated in the book, that
"Truth will always depends on which part of the wall you are currently standing"
And combined with my favourite podcast on How to be A Better Human, I think the problem about this wall can be at least tackled by us trying to be the wall. That, instead of accusing people standing on the different side of the wall as someone who is wrong, we can just stand there and see them from the point of view of the wall. Therefore we can see side by side two different societies with their own color and identity.
Or.... Maybe the better way to tackle this problem is by not building a wall at all at the first place? Well... Perhaps.
But since it is only 280 pages, many world issues in this book are described very shallow. And I do sometimes feel that he was a bit struggling to mantain being neutral when describing the issue. Leaving me feeling a bit "accused" as a muslim and also immigrant on the European country. Nevertheless this also help me to understand a bit how European seeing people like me. So, it kinds of help me not to take everything personally in the future ?
To close this (almost ranting) review, I would like to cite my favourite idea stated in the book, that
"Truth will always depends on which part of the wall you are currently standing"
And combined with my favourite podcast on How to be A Better Human, I think the problem about this wall can be at least tackled by us trying to be the wall. That, instead of accusing people standing on the different side of the wall as someone who is wrong, we can just stand there and see them from the point of view of the wall. Therefore we can see side by side two different societies with their own color and identity.
Or.... Maybe the better way to tackle this problem is by not building a wall at all at the first place? Well... Perhaps.
January 24, 2024
Rozdelen? svet je skvelá kniha a odporú?am ju v?etk?m, ktor?ch zaujíma p?vod a kontext najzáva?nej?ích sú?asn?ch svetov?ch konfliktov. Nie je ve?mi dlhá, venuje sa ozaj iba tomu najpál?ivej?iemu. Tim Marshall nás zobral na v?let naprie? svetadielmi a na ka?dom z nich nám ukázal, ako a pre?o veci ?krípu. Bolo pre mňa fascinujúco smutné ?íta? o tom, ?e hoci sa národ od národu lí?i v tisícoch aspektov, aj tak v?ade doká?eme nájs? hlavné sty?né body, ktoré mo?no pova?ova? za prí?iny sporov v???ieho ?i men?ieho charakteru. Tie najni?ivej?ie sú:
1. negramotnos?/nízka úroveň vzdelania,
2. nábo?ensk? fanatizmus,
3. moc peňazí,
4. zmena klímy a s ňou spojené prírodné katastrofy,
5. polarizovanie spolo?nosti, rozde?ovanie, roztrie??ovanie.
Práve posledn? bod vo mne nesmierne rezonuje. Jedna z kapitol sa venuje izraelsko-palestínskemu konfliktu, ktor? je ?iariv?m príkladom toho, aké nebezpe?né je ma? naoko celistv? ?tát, ktor? je v?ak za oponou rozdelen? na milión kúskov a drobí sa ?alej. V kombinácii s vysokou mierou negramotnosti a nábo?enského fanatizmu je to smrte?n? mix. Doslova. Po pre?ítaní tejto knihy si naozaj neviem predstavi?, ako sa to komu podarí vyrie?i?.
My na Slovensku m??eme by? ve?mi radi, ?e tu máme relatívny pokoj. Ale ni? nie je garantované. V?etko sa m??e v okamihu zvrtnú? tak, ako aj v in?ch krajinách. Predpoklady na vznik záva?n?ch konfliktov sa tu toti?to pomaly, ale isto za?ínajú prejavova? (najm? body 1, 3 a 5). A ke? si to nepostrá?ime, m??eme sa ?ahko ocitnú? v poriadnej ?lamastike.
1. negramotnos?/nízka úroveň vzdelania,
2. nábo?ensk? fanatizmus,
3. moc peňazí,
4. zmena klímy a s ňou spojené prírodné katastrofy,
5. polarizovanie spolo?nosti, rozde?ovanie, roztrie??ovanie.
Práve posledn? bod vo mne nesmierne rezonuje. Jedna z kapitol sa venuje izraelsko-palestínskemu konfliktu, ktor? je ?iariv?m príkladom toho, aké nebezpe?né je ma? naoko celistv? ?tát, ktor? je v?ak za oponou rozdelen? na milión kúskov a drobí sa ?alej. V kombinácii s vysokou mierou negramotnosti a nábo?enského fanatizmu je to smrte?n? mix. Doslova. Po pre?ítaní tejto knihy si naozaj neviem predstavi?, ako sa to komu podarí vyrie?i?.
My na Slovensku m??eme by? ve?mi radi, ?e tu máme relatívny pokoj. Ale ni? nie je garantované. V?etko sa m??e v okamihu zvrtnú? tak, ako aj v in?ch krajinách. Predpoklady na vznik záva?n?ch konfliktov sa tu toti?to pomaly, ale isto za?ínajú prejavova? (najm? body 1, 3 a 5). A ke? si to nepostrá?ime, m??eme sa ?ahko ocitnú? v poriadnej ?lamastike.
April 19, 2018
“We are seeing walls being built along borders everywhere. Despite globalization and advances in technology, we seem to be feeling more divided than ever. Thousands of miles of walls and fences have gone up around the world in the twenty-first century. At least 65 countries, more than a third of the world’s nation states, have built barriers along their borders; half of those erected since the Second World War sprang up between 2000 and now.”
Walls like borders are porous, unpredictable entities that are always subject to changes of any kind from many outside influences. In 2018 when we think of walls, most people will find it hard to ignore Trump’s planned construction for the Mexican border, but Marshall makes a very interesting point when he casts back to the early 2000s when the US Congress approved the Secure Fence Act, agreeing that another 700 miles could be built- among those voting for the measure were Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. When Obama came to power, there were over 600 miles of barrier, and he kept building, extending the fence, in some cases double and triple layering it. During Obama’s time in office there was also an increase in the removal of illegal immigrants compared to the Bush years.
“Division shapes politics at every level-the personal, local, national and international. It’s essential to be aware of what has divided us, and what continues to do so, in order to understand what’s going on in the world today.” Another irony is that Mexico itself has incredibly strict laws regarding immigration, and annually deports more people than the US. It is tougher on immigrants than the US, in some cases you can be jailed for up to 10 years if you are caught trying to get into Mexico a second time.
Marshall doesn’t just look at physical walls like the Berlin and Mexican ones, he also explores social and class divisions within countries, covering more obvious cases like Israel and Palestine, to the insidious culture within the US, where “One study in 1997 estimated that by then the USA had 20’000 gated communities housing 3 million residents.” Though perhaps the most shocking and widespread division of all, is the one that dictates the ruling classes of the second largest populated country in the world. The Indian caste system dates back more than 3’000 years, and as Marshall explains, “Tens of millions of people are denied basic human rights, not by law but by culture. This is not the image of India most people have. Generations of tourists and student backpackers return from India infused with the spirit of Hindusim, which promotes friendliness, non-violence, spiritualism and vegetarianism. Few see that alongside that is one of the most degrading social systems on the planet.”
He also takes a look at immigration in the UK from a more balanced and refreshing view, concluding, “It’s ironic that often the same type of person who decries middle-class ‘gentrification’ of a working class area, and who understands how the working class might not exactly embrace such change, is often quick to criticize people who are uneasy about the ways in which immigration can alter a neighbourhood. ‘Gentrification’ is sometimes even called ‘social cleansing’, while immigration is termed ‘diversification’. What is almost always true is that many of those using these terms are less affected by them than those living on the spot. To dismiss people who enjoyed their relatively homogenous cultures and who are now unsure of their place in the world merely drives them into the arms of those who would exploit their anxieties-the real bigots.”
Another interesting fact about this book is that when you look back into the origins of so much of the world’s political strife, you can trace it back to the greedy expansionism and empire building of the leading European nations, whose murder, rape and theft of the lands continues to punish hundreds of millions all around the world, and ironically it has come boomeranging back to them in the shape of immigrants seeking asylum for many wars that were initially caused by European business and political interest, whether bankrolling dictators, murdering democratically elected leaders, selling them weapons to bomb civilians, or creating the contentious borders to stir up permanent tension and conflict.
This is another short but highly informative book on geography/current political affairs by Marshall. I enjoy his style, it’s simple without being simplistic and he wears his reading lightly. His humour has notably been toned right down this time round, but you can still see glimpses of it here and there, which helps lighten the tone now and then. We are given some really interesting insights into some volatile regions and some controversial subjects all told in an accessible and clear way that is sure to be of interest to most people with a curiosity about current global politics.
Walls like borders are porous, unpredictable entities that are always subject to changes of any kind from many outside influences. In 2018 when we think of walls, most people will find it hard to ignore Trump’s planned construction for the Mexican border, but Marshall makes a very interesting point when he casts back to the early 2000s when the US Congress approved the Secure Fence Act, agreeing that another 700 miles could be built- among those voting for the measure were Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. When Obama came to power, there were over 600 miles of barrier, and he kept building, extending the fence, in some cases double and triple layering it. During Obama’s time in office there was also an increase in the removal of illegal immigrants compared to the Bush years.
“Division shapes politics at every level-the personal, local, national and international. It’s essential to be aware of what has divided us, and what continues to do so, in order to understand what’s going on in the world today.” Another irony is that Mexico itself has incredibly strict laws regarding immigration, and annually deports more people than the US. It is tougher on immigrants than the US, in some cases you can be jailed for up to 10 years if you are caught trying to get into Mexico a second time.
Marshall doesn’t just look at physical walls like the Berlin and Mexican ones, he also explores social and class divisions within countries, covering more obvious cases like Israel and Palestine, to the insidious culture within the US, where “One study in 1997 estimated that by then the USA had 20’000 gated communities housing 3 million residents.” Though perhaps the most shocking and widespread division of all, is the one that dictates the ruling classes of the second largest populated country in the world. The Indian caste system dates back more than 3’000 years, and as Marshall explains, “Tens of millions of people are denied basic human rights, not by law but by culture. This is not the image of India most people have. Generations of tourists and student backpackers return from India infused with the spirit of Hindusim, which promotes friendliness, non-violence, spiritualism and vegetarianism. Few see that alongside that is one of the most degrading social systems on the planet.”
He also takes a look at immigration in the UK from a more balanced and refreshing view, concluding, “It’s ironic that often the same type of person who decries middle-class ‘gentrification’ of a working class area, and who understands how the working class might not exactly embrace such change, is often quick to criticize people who are uneasy about the ways in which immigration can alter a neighbourhood. ‘Gentrification’ is sometimes even called ‘social cleansing’, while immigration is termed ‘diversification’. What is almost always true is that many of those using these terms are less affected by them than those living on the spot. To dismiss people who enjoyed their relatively homogenous cultures and who are now unsure of their place in the world merely drives them into the arms of those who would exploit their anxieties-the real bigots.”
Another interesting fact about this book is that when you look back into the origins of so much of the world’s political strife, you can trace it back to the greedy expansionism and empire building of the leading European nations, whose murder, rape and theft of the lands continues to punish hundreds of millions all around the world, and ironically it has come boomeranging back to them in the shape of immigrants seeking asylum for many wars that were initially caused by European business and political interest, whether bankrolling dictators, murdering democratically elected leaders, selling them weapons to bomb civilians, or creating the contentious borders to stir up permanent tension and conflict.
This is another short but highly informative book on geography/current political affairs by Marshall. I enjoy his style, it’s simple without being simplistic and he wears his reading lightly. His humour has notably been toned right down this time round, but you can still see glimpses of it here and there, which helps lighten the tone now and then. We are given some really interesting insights into some volatile regions and some controversial subjects all told in an accessible and clear way that is sure to be of interest to most people with a curiosity about current global politics.
September 13, 2020
?λλο ?να δυνατ? βιβλ?ο του Tim Marshall. Μετ? το ?Αιχμ?λωτοι τη? Γεωγραφ?α??, το οπο?ο με ενθουσ?ασε, το ?Υψ?νοντα? Τε?χη? φοβ?θηκα πω? δε θα με ?φηνε εξ?σου ικανοποιημ?νο. Ευτυχ??, σε καμ?α περ?πτωση δε συν?βη αυτ?. Με κ?ρδισε πλ?ρω?. Για ?λλη μια φορ? η ευρ?τητα τη? αντ?ληψη? που ?χει ο συγγραφ?α? για τον κ?σμο αποδ?δεται εξαιρετικ? στη γραφ? του. Σε κ?θε κεφ?λαιο παρουσι?ζονται με επιχειρ?ματα γεωπολιτικ? γεγον?τα και απ?ψει?. Εξαιρετικ?.
January 24, 2023
Pidin Marshallin Maantieteen vangeista ja siihen verrattuna Jaettu maapallo j?i v?h?n pintapuoliseksi. K?sitelt?v?t teemat olivat kyll? mielenkiintoisia, mutta analyysit tuntuivat jotenkin j??v?n lyhyiksi. Huomasin my?s esimerkiksi kaipaavani analyysien tueksi enemm?n visualisoitua statistiikkaa tai vaikka niit? karttoja, joita Maantieteen vangeissakin hy?dynnettiin.
October 12, 2024
其实这本书没有什麼不好，只是书裡的资讯略显过时。话说如此，有些地方还是写得不错，像是中国的万里长城与线上的资讯墙，还有美墨边境那堵充满话题的墙，整体来说算是国际关係入门读物吧，建议去找一些比较新的资讯来一起读，本书则可看可不看。
July 13, 2019
Di Tim Marshall ci eravamo goduti due anni fa “Le dieci mappa che spiegano il mondo” (uso il plurale perché io e MoglieRiccia lo abbiamo prestato, consigliato, regalato con grande soddisfazione). Comprensibile quindi che gli occhi di entrambi si siamo illuminati posandosi sulla (bella) copertina di I muri che dividono il mondo, nuovo lavoro del saggista inglese direttore, tra l’altro, di thewhatandthewhy.com.
Chiaro, direi inevitabile, che il soggetto stesso del volume fosse ad altissimo rischio di polemiche politiche; in realtà, come spesso accade quando affronti tematiche internazionali grazie ad un osservatorio esterno ai confini nazionali, il focus sull’Italia è incidentale, direi quasi nullo. Decisamente più interessante – e probabilmente anche foriero di un attimo di riflessione – concentrarsi grazie a Tim Marshall su che cosa sia davvero un muro: dalla pura protezione di un confine divenuta nel tempo quasi ideologica (la Muraglia cinese, il Vallo Adriano) al tentativo di mantenere in un’area più o meno vasta privilegi ereditati o conquistati (Messico-USA), da simbolo di profondissime (e forse irrisolvibili) suddivisioni religiose (la Cisgiordania) alla volontà di non dimostrare al proprio popolo il fallimento di una intera era politica (Berlino). Marshall, suddividendo il volume per aree geografiche, ci mostra i muri di tutto il mondo con lo sguardo dell’analista politico in cerca di spiegazioni, con il racconto al passato di come sono nati e quello orientato al futuro di cosa potrà succedere.
E come succede con gli ottimi saggi storici o politici, il lettore si pone delle domande. Io mi sono chiesto quale muro sarei disposto ad abbattere e di quale, invece, sopporterei la costruzione con una giustificazione che è spesso figlia della paura. Sono domande che ho tenuto aperte, come si fa quando non vuoi risponderti banalmente o sulla base di un’emozione. E prima o poi approderò a qualche piccola risposta.
Chiaro, direi inevitabile, che il soggetto stesso del volume fosse ad altissimo rischio di polemiche politiche; in realtà, come spesso accade quando affronti tematiche internazionali grazie ad un osservatorio esterno ai confini nazionali, il focus sull’Italia è incidentale, direi quasi nullo. Decisamente più interessante – e probabilmente anche foriero di un attimo di riflessione – concentrarsi grazie a Tim Marshall su che cosa sia davvero un muro: dalla pura protezione di un confine divenuta nel tempo quasi ideologica (la Muraglia cinese, il Vallo Adriano) al tentativo di mantenere in un’area più o meno vasta privilegi ereditati o conquistati (Messico-USA), da simbolo di profondissime (e forse irrisolvibili) suddivisioni religiose (la Cisgiordania) alla volontà di non dimostrare al proprio popolo il fallimento di una intera era politica (Berlino). Marshall, suddividendo il volume per aree geografiche, ci mostra i muri di tutto il mondo con lo sguardo dell’analista politico in cerca di spiegazioni, con il racconto al passato di come sono nati e quello orientato al futuro di cosa potrà succedere.
E come succede con gli ottimi saggi storici o politici, il lettore si pone delle domande. Io mi sono chiesto quale muro sarei disposto ad abbattere e di quale, invece, sopporterei la costruzione con una giustificazione che è spesso figlia della paura. Sono domande che ho tenuto aperte, come si fa quando non vuoi risponderti banalmente o sulla base di un’emozione. E prima o poi approderò a qualche piccola risposta.
March 25, 2021
This book was a great (and accessible) introduction to geo-politics. I liked that Marshall situated the nuances underlining the rise of nationalism and identity politics within a regional and historical framework, instead of painting both with a broad brush. Whilst he still highlighted the shortfalls of both movements, I also learnt a lot about the symbiotic relationship between the two.
It is difficult to condense a global history of national and international conflicts within 280 pages, but I think he did it quite well. There is a lot of focus on political events in the 2010s, and with reason, but including some more historical context would have made for a more comprehensive understanding of regional affairs that are fairly niche. For example, ethno-national divisions in China and Europe today are rooted in an intricate history (the latter also embroiled in a colonial legacy), which was sometimes glossed over.
Overall, though, I'd recommend this to anyone interested in the concept of 'borders', as a good toe-dip in the sea of IR.
It is difficult to condense a global history of national and international conflicts within 280 pages, but I think he did it quite well. There is a lot of focus on political events in the 2010s, and with reason, but including some more historical context would have made for a more comprehensive understanding of regional affairs that are fairly niche. For example, ethno-national divisions in China and Europe today are rooted in an intricate history (the latter also embroiled in a colonial legacy), which was sometimes glossed over.
Overall, though, I'd recommend this to anyone interested in the concept of 'borders', as a good toe-dip in the sea of IR.
September 2, 2023
Este livro de n?o fic??o, "A Era dos Muros" é a terceira obra do autor, Tim Marshall na área de Geopolítica. O livro examina o papel dos muros e barreiras na política, na sociedade e na geopolítica moderna. O autor explora como essas estruturas físicas e simbólicas moldaram o mundo contempor?neo. Também explora como essas estruturas afetam as rela??es internacionais, a migra??o e a seguran?a.
Cada capítulo tem a respetiva informa??o sobre aqueles dois países que criaram barreiras, por exemplo, Marshall examina uma variedade de muros ao redor do mundo, desde o Muro de Berlim até as barreiras de seguran?a em Israel, a Muralha da China ao longos dos anos (especialmente no tempo do Mao), o famoso Muro entre Estados Unidos e o Mexico devido ao tráfico humano / droga e entre a ?ndia e o Afeganist?o, devido a disputa de territórios e conflitos devido a religi?o.
Recomendo ler este livro para quem gosta ou gostava ter mais conhecimento sobre as consequências em termos sociais e políticas para na??es que criaram veda??es ao longos dos anos.
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Cada capítulo tem a respetiva informa??o sobre aqueles dois países que criaram barreiras, por exemplo, Marshall examina uma variedade de muros ao redor do mundo, desde o Muro de Berlim até as barreiras de seguran?a em Israel, a Muralha da China ao longos dos anos (especialmente no tempo do Mao), o famoso Muro entre Estados Unidos e o Mexico devido ao tráfico humano / droga e entre a ?ndia e o Afeganist?o, devido a disputa de territórios e conflitos devido a religi?o.
Recomendo ler este livro para quem gosta ou gostava ter mais conhecimento sobre as consequências em termos sociais e políticas para na??es que criaram veda??es ao longos dos anos.
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February 2, 2019
Very similar to his other books, such as Prisoners of Geography, it gives an interesting outlook on geopolitics. The book ends with an interesting conclusion on the benefits and drawbacks of a world of walls and borders
September 24, 2020
Μ?α διπλωματικ? και γεωστρατηγικ? αν?λυση για αρχ?ριου? .Φ?λου? τη? ιστορ?α? και μη.
Το ?Υψ?νοντα? τε?χη? του Tim Marshall ?ταν απ? τα βιβλ?α που ?ψαχνα καιρ? να διαβ?σω ?μω? δεν ε?χα την ευκαιρ?α . Αν μου το επ?τρεπαν οι υποχρε?σει? μου ,θα το ε?χα τελει?σει σε λιγ?τερο απ? 24 ?ρε? .
Πραγματε?εται το δισεπ?λυτο πρ?βλημα των κ?ριων διαφορ?ν αυτο? του κ?σμου και τα ?τε?χη? ω? συν?πεια αυτ?ν .Κατανο?ντα? τι? διαφορ?? ,κατανοο?με και τον κ?σμο που ζο?με. Μ?σα απ? εν?τητε? που αφορο?ν στην Κ?να , Η.Π.Α ,αι?νια διαμ?χη μεταξ? Ισρα?λ και Παλαιστ?νη? και το π?? του? χωρ?ζουν πολλ? περισσ?τερα απ’ο,τι ?λοι νομ?ζουμε , Ινδικ? Υπο?πειρο , Αφρικ? , Ευρ?πη και Ηνωμ?νο Βασ?λειο , ο Tim Marshall χρησιμοποι?ντα? ευρε?α γκ?μα παραδειγμ?των και ιστορι?ν που αντλε? απ? την ιστορ?α αλλ? και τη σ?γχρονη επικαιρ?τητα παρουσι?ζει μ?α σ?γχρονη γεωστρατηγικ? αν?λυση τη? σημεριν?? εποχ?? παροτρ?νοντα? τον αναγν?στη να εμβαθ?νει περισσ?τερο και μ?νο? του σε θ?ματα θρησκε?α? ,πολιτικ?? και ιστορ?α?. Διαβ?ζοντ?? το νι?θω ακ?μα μ?α φορ? πολ? τυχερ? και ευγν?μων που αποτελ? μ?ρο? του δυτικο? κ?σμου και τη? δυτικ?? κουλτο?ρα? .Που ?χω το δικα?ωμα να κ?νω τι? δικ?? μου επιλογ?? στη ζω? μου και να ?χω την ?ποψ? μου χωρ?? να φοβ?μαι μην με φυλακ?σουν ? να με εκτελ?σουν.
Ορισμ?να στοιχε?α που ξεχ?ρισα τελε?ω? ενδεικτικ? και θα ?θελα να τα αναφ?ρω ε?ναι τα εξ?? :
- Π?? φα?νεται η οργ?νωση μ?α? χ?ρα? ?πω? η Κ?να που ?δη απ? το 2070 Π.Χ ε?χε εφε?ρει το σ?στημα ?χο?κου? σ?μφωνα με το οπο?ο καταγρ?φεται ακ?μα μ?χρι και σ?μερα κ?θε μ?λο? μια? οικογ?νεια?.
Εντυπωσιακ? ε?ναι για μ?να η συν?χιση αυτ?? τη? εφε?ρεση? μ?χρι και σ?μερα.
- Ο συμβολισμ?? του Αμερικανικο? τε?χου? : η διαφορετικ?τητα εκε?νων που φτ?νουν στι? Η.Π.Α και ο φ?βο? ?τι θα μπορο?σαν να ?βουλι?ξουν? αυτ? που κ?ποιοι αντιλαμβ?νονται ω? αμερικανικ? κουλτο?ρα .Β?βαια αυτ?? ο φ?βο? εδρ?ζεται στην αυξητικ? τ?ση του πληθυσμο? των Λατ?νων. Χαρακτηριστικ? ε?ναι ?τι ?σο προχωρ? κανε?? στην πολιτε?α τη? Αριζ?να ,τ?σα λιγ?τερα αγγλικ? ακο?ει.
- ?τα τε?χη δεν μπορο?ν να εμποδ?σουν τη δι?δοση των ιδε?ν?
- Στη Μ?ση Ανατολ? πρ?τα υπ?ρχει η θρησκε?α και μετ? ?λα τα υπ?λοιπα ,κ?τι που δυστυχ?? δυσχερα?νει την καθημεριν? ζω? ?λων καθ?? προκαλε? ?να φα?λο κ?κλο διχασμο? .
- Δυστυχ?? η εκπα?δευση δεν ε?ναι η λ?ση στο να μη γ?νει κ?ποιο? τζιχαντιστ?? καθ?? πολλο? απ? αυτο?? ε?ναι πολ? μορφωμ?νοι . Οι ιδ?ε? ξεπερνο?ν ακ?μα και το πιο δυσθε?ρητο τε?χο? ,ειδικ? ?ταν στην εκπα?δευση κυριαρχε? η ετεροκατε?θυνση και ο μονοπλευρισμ?? .
- Λ?γω του θρησκευτικο? χ?σματο? μεταξ? Ινδ?α? ,Μπαγκλαντ?? και Πακιστ?ν η οικονομικ? ελευθερ?α και μια ανοιχτ? εμπορικ? ζ?νη αν?μεσ? του? καθ?στανται αρκετ? δ?σκολε?. Η θρησκε?α αποτελε? τελικ?? ακρογωνια?ο λ?θο για τη λειτουργ?α τη? υπ?λοιπη? ζω?? των πολιτ?ν των χωρ?ν αυτ?ν.
-Πρ?τη φορ? μαθα?νω για κλιματικο?? πρ?σφυγε? στην περ?πτωση του Μπαγκλαντ?? .70% των κατο?κων τη? Ντ?κα μετακ?μισε στην π?λη λ?γω των περιβαλλοντικ?ν καταστροφ?ν (πλημμ?ρε? , τυφ?νε? κ.ο.κ)
- Στην Αφρικ? προτεραι?τητα για την εν?τητα των ανθρ?πων ?χει η φυλ? και μετ? το κρ?το?. Μεγ?λη πρ?κληση για τη σ?σταση εν?? κρ?του? το θ?μα των φυλ?ν.
Θα μπορο?σα να γρ?φω για μ?ρε? ,εβδομ?δε? και μ?νε? για τα σημε?α που μου ?ρεσαν .Θα κλε?σω μ?νο με την π?λη Μπεν?ν στη δυτικ? Νιγηρ?α :Ε?ναι μ?α απ? τι? πιο τεχνολογικ? εξελιγμ?νε? π?λει? τη? προαποικοικιακ?? εποχ?? και αποτελε? τρανταχτ? παρ?δειγμα αφθον?α? ,πολυμορφ?α? ,πλο?του και ?μυνα? ,απ?δειξη ?τι η αποικιοκρατ?α δεν ε?ναι προφαν?? απαρα?τητα εξ?λιξη για του? ντ?πιου?.
Το προτε?νω σε ?λου? . Δεν υπ?ρχει σημε?ο του βιβλ?ου που να μη λ?τρεψα!!!
Ευχαριστ? Tim Marshall! ?μαθα π?ρα πολλ? και σ?γουρα ?σοι το επιλ?ξουν θα βλ?πουν τι? σ?γχρονε? εξελ?ξει? με πιο διεισδυτικ? ματι?.
Το ?Υψ?νοντα? τε?χη? του Tim Marshall ?ταν απ? τα βιβλ?α που ?ψαχνα καιρ? να διαβ?σω ?μω? δεν ε?χα την ευκαιρ?α . Αν μου το επ?τρεπαν οι υποχρε?σει? μου ,θα το ε?χα τελει?σει σε λιγ?τερο απ? 24 ?ρε? .
Πραγματε?εται το δισεπ?λυτο πρ?βλημα των κ?ριων διαφορ?ν αυτο? του κ?σμου και τα ?τε?χη? ω? συν?πεια αυτ?ν .Κατανο?ντα? τι? διαφορ?? ,κατανοο?με και τον κ?σμο που ζο?με. Μ?σα απ? εν?τητε? που αφορο?ν στην Κ?να , Η.Π.Α ,αι?νια διαμ?χη μεταξ? Ισρα?λ και Παλαιστ?νη? και το π?? του? χωρ?ζουν πολλ? περισσ?τερα απ’ο,τι ?λοι νομ?ζουμε , Ινδικ? Υπο?πειρο , Αφρικ? , Ευρ?πη και Ηνωμ?νο Βασ?λειο , ο Tim Marshall χρησιμοποι?ντα? ευρε?α γκ?μα παραδειγμ?των και ιστορι?ν που αντλε? απ? την ιστορ?α αλλ? και τη σ?γχρονη επικαιρ?τητα παρουσι?ζει μ?α σ?γχρονη γεωστρατηγικ? αν?λυση τη? σημεριν?? εποχ?? παροτρ?νοντα? τον αναγν?στη να εμβαθ?νει περισσ?τερο και μ?νο? του σε θ?ματα θρησκε?α? ,πολιτικ?? και ιστορ?α?. Διαβ?ζοντ?? το νι?θω ακ?μα μ?α φορ? πολ? τυχερ? και ευγν?μων που αποτελ? μ?ρο? του δυτικο? κ?σμου και τη? δυτικ?? κουλτο?ρα? .Που ?χω το δικα?ωμα να κ?νω τι? δικ?? μου επιλογ?? στη ζω? μου και να ?χω την ?ποψ? μου χωρ?? να φοβ?μαι μην με φυλακ?σουν ? να με εκτελ?σουν.
Ορισμ?να στοιχε?α που ξεχ?ρισα τελε?ω? ενδεικτικ? και θα ?θελα να τα αναφ?ρω ε?ναι τα εξ?? :
- Π?? φα?νεται η οργ?νωση μ?α? χ?ρα? ?πω? η Κ?να που ?δη απ? το 2070 Π.Χ ε?χε εφε?ρει το σ?στημα ?χο?κου? σ?μφωνα με το οπο?ο καταγρ?φεται ακ?μα μ?χρι και σ?μερα κ?θε μ?λο? μια? οικογ?νεια?.
Εντυπωσιακ? ε?ναι για μ?να η συν?χιση αυτ?? τη? εφε?ρεση? μ?χρι και σ?μερα.
- Ο συμβολισμ?? του Αμερικανικο? τε?χου? : η διαφορετικ?τητα εκε?νων που φτ?νουν στι? Η.Π.Α και ο φ?βο? ?τι θα μπορο?σαν να ?βουλι?ξουν? αυτ? που κ?ποιοι αντιλαμβ?νονται ω? αμερικανικ? κουλτο?ρα .Β?βαια αυτ?? ο φ?βο? εδρ?ζεται στην αυξητικ? τ?ση του πληθυσμο? των Λατ?νων. Χαρακτηριστικ? ε?ναι ?τι ?σο προχωρ? κανε?? στην πολιτε?α τη? Αριζ?να ,τ?σα λιγ?τερα αγγλικ? ακο?ει.
- ?τα τε?χη δεν μπορο?ν να εμποδ?σουν τη δι?δοση των ιδε?ν?
- Στη Μ?ση Ανατολ? πρ?τα υπ?ρχει η θρησκε?α και μετ? ?λα τα υπ?λοιπα ,κ?τι που δυστυχ?? δυσχερα?νει την καθημεριν? ζω? ?λων καθ?? προκαλε? ?να φα?λο κ?κλο διχασμο? .
- Δυστυχ?? η εκπα?δευση δεν ε?ναι η λ?ση στο να μη γ?νει κ?ποιο? τζιχαντιστ?? καθ?? πολλο? απ? αυτο?? ε?ναι πολ? μορφωμ?νοι . Οι ιδ?ε? ξεπερνο?ν ακ?μα και το πιο δυσθε?ρητο τε?χο? ,ειδικ? ?ταν στην εκπα?δευση κυριαρχε? η ετεροκατε?θυνση και ο μονοπλευρισμ?? .
- Λ?γω του θρησκευτικο? χ?σματο? μεταξ? Ινδ?α? ,Μπαγκλαντ?? και Πακιστ?ν η οικονομικ? ελευθερ?α και μια ανοιχτ? εμπορικ? ζ?νη αν?μεσ? του? καθ?στανται αρκετ? δ?σκολε?. Η θρησκε?α αποτελε? τελικ?? ακρογωνια?ο λ?θο για τη λειτουργ?α τη? υπ?λοιπη? ζω?? των πολιτ?ν των χωρ?ν αυτ?ν.
-Πρ?τη φορ? μαθα?νω για κλιματικο?? πρ?σφυγε? στην περ?πτωση του Μπαγκλαντ?? .70% των κατο?κων τη? Ντ?κα μετακ?μισε στην π?λη λ?γω των περιβαλλοντικ?ν καταστροφ?ν (πλημμ?ρε? , τυφ?νε? κ.ο.κ)
- Στην Αφρικ? προτεραι?τητα για την εν?τητα των ανθρ?πων ?χει η φυλ? και μετ? το κρ?το?. Μεγ?λη πρ?κληση για τη σ?σταση εν?? κρ?του? το θ?μα των φυλ?ν.
Θα μπορο?σα να γρ?φω για μ?ρε? ,εβδομ?δε? και μ?νε? για τα σημε?α που μου ?ρεσαν .Θα κλε?σω μ?νο με την π?λη Μπεν?ν στη δυτικ? Νιγηρ?α :Ε?ναι μ?α απ? τι? πιο τεχνολογικ? εξελιγμ?νε? π?λει? τη? προαποικοικιακ?? εποχ?? και αποτελε? τρανταχτ? παρ?δειγμα αφθον?α? ,πολυμορφ?α? ,πλο?του και ?μυνα? ,απ?δειξη ?τι η αποικιοκρατ?α δεν ε?ναι προφαν?? απαρα?τητα εξ?λιξη για του? ντ?πιου?.
Το προτε?νω σε ?λου? . Δεν υπ?ρχει σημε?ο του βιβλ?ου που να μη λ?τρεψα!!!
Ευχαριστ? Tim Marshall! ?μαθα π?ρα πολλ? και σ?γουρα ?σοι το επιλ?ξουν θα βλ?πουν τι? σ?γχρονε? εξελ?ξει? με πιο διεισδυτικ? ματι?.
March 30, 2022
Tim Marshall có vi?t series v? ??a chính tr? bao g?m 4q, trong ?ó "Nh?ng tù nh?n c?a ??a l?" là quy?n #1, "Chia r?" là quy?n #3.
"??a chính tr?", chính tr? theo khía c?nh ??a l?, nói cách khác là ??a l? tác ??ng ??n khía c?nh chính tr?. Quy?n #1 nói v? qu?n s?, qu?c phòng. Quy?n #3, là s? chia r?, v?i các "b?c t??ng" v?t l? và s? c?t x? t? trong t?m t??ng c?a con ng??i.
Trung Qu?c, M?, Trung ??ng, Ti?u l?c ??a ?n ??, Ch?u Phi, Ch?u ?u, V??ng qu?c Anh,... H?u h?t là các b?c t??ng biên gi?i, ch? riêng TQ là "V?n l? ho? thành" - b?c t??ng l?a, an ninh m?ng. ?n ch?a trong hình ?nh "b?c t??ng" là r?t nhi?u nguyên do: ph?n bi?t s?c t?c, th??ng ??ng ch?ng t?c, ??u tranh t?n giáo, di c?, t? n?n...
Mình kh?ng thích cu?n này l?m, v?n rate 4* cho n?i dung. Ch?m hóng các quy?n #2, #4 c?a series ??a chính tr? này c?ng nh? nh?ng quy?n khác c?a Tim Marshall.
"??a chính tr?", chính tr? theo khía c?nh ??a l?, nói cách khác là ??a l? tác ??ng ??n khía c?nh chính tr?. Quy?n #1 nói v? qu?n s?, qu?c phòng. Quy?n #3, là s? chia r?, v?i các "b?c t??ng" v?t l? và s? c?t x? t? trong t?m t??ng c?a con ng??i.
Trung Qu?c, M?, Trung ??ng, Ti?u l?c ??a ?n ??, Ch?u Phi, Ch?u ?u, V??ng qu?c Anh,... H?u h?t là các b?c t??ng biên gi?i, ch? riêng TQ là "V?n l? ho? thành" - b?c t??ng l?a, an ninh m?ng. ?n ch?a trong hình ?nh "b?c t??ng" là r?t nhi?u nguyên do: ph?n bi?t s?c t?c, th??ng ??ng ch?ng t?c, ??u tranh t?n giáo, di c?, t? n?n...
Mình kh?ng thích cu?n này l?m, v?n rate 4* cho n?i dung. Ch?m hóng các quy?n #2, #4 c?a series ??a chính tr? này c?ng nh? nh?ng quy?n khác c?a Tim Marshall.
December 4, 2021
The best part of this book is undoubtedly the cover design, when the winter sunlight is reflected from the metallic blue font, I feel all the problems that division’s have in the world simply melt away.
The worst part of the book is that it is sometimes sympathetic to nationalism that often propagates xenophobic suspicions of the ‘other’. However, to counter my own observation, an understanding of nationalism is paramount to understanding the fears that people hold about the other side of the divide, whether that be proverbial or a literal wall (or fence if your name is a colloquialism for flatulence (god I hate that guy)).
Another downside to the book is Tim’s use of ‘an historical event’ which is just wrong. Come on man.
Overall I don’t think Lucy would enjoy this book as it focuses on the hate of the other side of the wall and that’s just not how she rolls.
The worst part of the book is that it is sometimes sympathetic to nationalism that often propagates xenophobic suspicions of the ‘other’. However, to counter my own observation, an understanding of nationalism is paramount to understanding the fears that people hold about the other side of the divide, whether that be proverbial or a literal wall (or fence if your name is a colloquialism for flatulence (god I hate that guy)).
Another downside to the book is Tim’s use of ‘an historical event’ which is just wrong. Come on man.
Overall I don’t think Lucy would enjoy this book as it focuses on the hate of the other side of the wall and that’s just not how she rolls.
November 18, 2022
T?i sao chúng ta l?i ?ang s?ng trong th?i ??i c?a nh?ng b?c t??ng?
?? tr? l?i c?u h?i này, Tim Marshall ?? vi?t 1 cu?n sách dày g?n 400 trang ?? li?t kê nh?ng l? do mà nh?ng b?c t??ng ???c d?ng lên trên biên gi?i các qu?c gia và vùng l?nh th?, nào là s?c t?c, t?n giáo, chênh l?ch giàu nghèo, m?u thu?n chính tr? v?n v?n và m?y m?y....Tuy nhiên, cá nh?n t?i ngh? có th? ??n gi?n và tóm g?n nó b?ng 1 hình ?nh t??ng quan: "nhà em có hoa vàng tr??c ng?, t??ng ??y m?nh chai, chó lai ai dám vào?" ???. ??y, ngay ??n ng?i nhà c?a chúng ta c?ng có t??ng rào, kín c?ng cao t??ng, c?a ?óng then cài c? mà. ?? làm gì? ?? gi? s? riêng t?, tránh ng??i l? (ho?c k? c? ng??i quen) ??t nh?p ko xin phép, và trên h?t - là ?? ch?ng tr?m! Th? nên các qu?c gia, các vùng l?nh th? c?ng có t??ng rào vì l? do t??ng t?, nh?ng ? 1 t?m m?c khác th?i. T?t nhiên, vì ngh? ??n gi?n th? nên t?i m?i ko vi?t ???c sách.
V?y, nh?ng b?c t??ng thì sao? Sao ph?i quan t?m nó? Nó ?nh h??ng gì ??n chúng ta?
C?ng ??n gi?n th?i, nó CHIA R?!
Nh?ng b?c t??ng c? l?p chúng ta thành nh?ng ?c ??o riêng bi?t, và v? tình ?i?u ?ó ?i ng??c l?i xu th? toàn c?u hóa c?a nh?n lo?i, ng??c l?i v?i th?i ??i th?ng tin k?t n?i con ng??i. Th?t kì l? khi mà trong th?i ??i mà t??ng nh? nh?ng ???ng biên ph?i m? ?i, thì nh?ng b?c t??ng l?i ???c d?ng lên. Và loài ng??i c? nh? b??c vào vòng l?p ko l?i thoát, qu?n quanh trong nh?ng b?c t??ng nh? t? ngàn x?a v?n th?: v?n l? tr??ng thành, tr??ng thành Hadrian, b?c t??ng ??i Zimbabwe...
Th?c ra c?ng d? hi?u th?i, vì cho dù ?? ti?n nh?ng b??c dài so v?i T?n Th?y Hoàng hay ?? ch? La M? thì nh?n lo?i v?n ch?a thoát kh?i nh?ng khái ni?m: qu?c gia, d?n t?c, t?n giáo, v?n hóa, ni?m t? hào, và ? chí con ng??i!...th? nên nh?ng b?c t??ng, nh?ng hàng rào v?n còn ?ó nh? 1 l? d? nhiên - còn tr?m c?p thì còn x?y t??ng, còn khóa c?a ?
V?y khi nào thì nh?ng b?c t??ng h? xu?ng?
Khi b?c t??ng Berlin ?? xu?ng, n??c ??c t??ng nh? th?ng nh?t, ng??i d?n 2 mi?n ??ng - T?y nh? v? òa trong h?nh phúc. Nh?ng t?t c? s?m nh?n ra, b?c t??ng v?t l? kia - trong su?t th?i gian t?n t?i c?a nó - ?? hình thành nên nh?ng b?c t??ng v? hình khác, khó phá b? h?n nhi?u (vì nó v? hình), và s? chia r?, s? khác bi?t là ko th? l?p ??y m?t s?m m?t chi?u. B?c t??ng Berlin c?ng ko ph?i thành l?y v?t l? cu?i cùng b? kéo ??, vì r?t nhanh sau ?ó, hàng lo?t b?c t??ng khác ???c d?ng lên: b?c t??ng tai ti?ng gi?a M? và Mexico, hàng rào Hungary và Serbia, hàng rào Jordan và Syria..v..v..
Nh?ng hàng rào biên gi?i này ch? h? xu?ng khi nhà b?n ko còn ph?i có t??ng rào, ko ph?i khóa c?ng, khi th? gi?i ??i ??ng, anh em b?n b? m?t nhà, khi trái ??t thành ??a ?àng tr?n gian, khi ?oàn tàu XHCN v? ?ích, khi chúng ta làm theo n?ng l?c h??ng theo nhu c?u, khi ko còn nhà n??c, ko còn t?n giáo, ko còn nhà tù, ko còn chính tr? gia c?ng ko còn tr?m c?p t?i ph?m, khi quy?n l?c và c?a c?i chia ??u, ko còn giàu nghèo, ko còn....th?i tóm l?i là khi ko còn gì c?, th?m chí ko còn con ng??i n?a thì m?i ??t ???c ch? nghe h? c?u quá! ??? (nhà ch? ko c?n t??ng, c?ng, khi ko có tr?m c?p, ho?c ch?ng còn gì ?? l?y, ho?c là nhà hoang - ??n gi?n th? th?i). Ch? m?t trong s? nh?ng y?u t? trên ? tr?ng thái "ko còn" ?? là nan ?? r?i, cho nên cá nh?n t?i ngh? ?? ??t ???c tr?ng thái c?n b?ng tuy?t ??i ?ó là 1 ?i?u kh?ng t??ng! Tr? khi con ng??i tr? thành máy móc h?t ?. Th? nên, chúng ta c? xác ??nh là chúng ta ??, ?ang và s? còn ph?i s?ng v?i s? hi?n h?u c?a nh?ng b?c t??ng thêm nhi?u nhi?u n?m n?a, cho ??n khi th? gi?i ??i ??ng x?y ra, ho?c cho ??n khi loài ng??i bi?n m?t - tùy ?i?u ki?n nào ??n tr??c (mà t?i nghi ng? r?ng s? là ?i?u ki?n sau - và v?i loài ng??i thì nh? th? có ngh?a là nh?ng b?c t??ng s? t?n t?i m?i m?i trong s? s?ng c?a chúng ta???)
T?i c? ví d? bá láp v?y ch? trong cu?n sách này tác gi? ph?n tích r?ng l?m, th? m?i dày g?n 400 trang ???c ch?. Cu?n sách này t?i ?ánh giá là s?u s?c và k? l??ng h?n nhi?u so v?i Nh?ng tù nh?n c?a ??a l?, dù ch? ?? v?n là nh?ng ???ng biên s?c mùi l?i ích qu?c gia d?n t?c mà th?i. Ph?n d?ch thu?t và biên t?p c?ng ?n, g?y g?n d? hi?u, tr? m?t vài ?o?n v?n nghe gi?ng gi?ng google translate, và 1 s? l?i chính t?. Có ?i?u là tác gi? th? hi?n quan ?i?m ch?ng C?ng khá r? và th??ng tìm c? h?i ?? h??ng m?i dùi ch? trích v? phía Nga, nên ko ???c khách quan l?m, và giúp t?i kh?ng ??nh thêm 1 l?n v? kh? n?ng truy?n th?ng ru ng?, ??nh h??ng c?a t? b?n ph??ng T?y ph?i nói là quá ??nhhhhh! ????.
? ?o?n cu?i tác gi? có d?n 1 c?u ch?m ng?n: "hàng rào t?t láng gi?ng t?t" ?? khái quát hóa t? t??ng "b?c t??ng" c?a các qu?c gia hi?n nay. T?i thì l?i ngh? ??n 1 c?u khác, thú v? ko kém: "kh?ng bi?t lo xa ?t g?p m?i h?a g?n" - m?t c?u nói mà t?i ngh? ? giai ?o?n nào, dù mang t? t??ng trái ng??c nhau (duy trì b?c t??ng hay phá v? nh?ng b?c t??ng) thì ??u ?úng, h?y c? th? ng?m mà xem ???
V? thanh
Khi t?i vi?t nh?ng dòng này, là t?i ?? th?a nh?n ? th?c h? "d?n t?c ch? ngh?a" c?a mình, t?i c?ng hi?u nh?ng k? nh? t?i ko th? phá b? nh?ng b?c t??ng, nh?ng....
Chi?n tranh chia c?t 2 mi?n ?? tr?i qua g?n n?a th? k?, mà nh?ng chia r? ch?a bao gi? ???c tháo b? hoàn toàn trên d?i ??t này, v?n còn ?ó b?c t??ng c?a ph?n u?t, khinh mi?t, h?n thù và t?i h? - b?c t??ng "Nam k? - B?c k?". B?i v?y, t?i mong mình sai, mong vi?c b? ?i (duy ch?) nh?ng b?c t??ng ng?n cách quê h??ng ko ph?i là ?o v?ng, mong t?i, ho?c con t?i, cháu t?i có ?? th?i gian ?? "Ch? nhìn quê h??ng sáng chói", ?? "Nh?ng d?u c?m h?n x?a nh?t m?" ???
?? tr? l?i c?u h?i này, Tim Marshall ?? vi?t 1 cu?n sách dày g?n 400 trang ?? li?t kê nh?ng l? do mà nh?ng b?c t??ng ???c d?ng lên trên biên gi?i các qu?c gia và vùng l?nh th?, nào là s?c t?c, t?n giáo, chênh l?ch giàu nghèo, m?u thu?n chính tr? v?n v?n và m?y m?y....Tuy nhiên, cá nh?n t?i ngh? có th? ??n gi?n và tóm g?n nó b?ng 1 hình ?nh t??ng quan: "nhà em có hoa vàng tr??c ng?, t??ng ??y m?nh chai, chó lai ai dám vào?" ???. ??y, ngay ??n ng?i nhà c?a chúng ta c?ng có t??ng rào, kín c?ng cao t??ng, c?a ?óng then cài c? mà. ?? làm gì? ?? gi? s? riêng t?, tránh ng??i l? (ho?c k? c? ng??i quen) ??t nh?p ko xin phép, và trên h?t - là ?? ch?ng tr?m! Th? nên các qu?c gia, các vùng l?nh th? c?ng có t??ng rào vì l? do t??ng t?, nh?ng ? 1 t?m m?c khác th?i. T?t nhiên, vì ngh? ??n gi?n th? nên t?i m?i ko vi?t ???c sách.
V?y, nh?ng b?c t??ng thì sao? Sao ph?i quan t?m nó? Nó ?nh h??ng gì ??n chúng ta?
C?ng ??n gi?n th?i, nó CHIA R?!
Nh?ng b?c t??ng c? l?p chúng ta thành nh?ng ?c ??o riêng bi?t, và v? tình ?i?u ?ó ?i ng??c l?i xu th? toàn c?u hóa c?a nh?n lo?i, ng??c l?i v?i th?i ??i th?ng tin k?t n?i con ng??i. Th?t kì l? khi mà trong th?i ??i mà t??ng nh? nh?ng ???ng biên ph?i m? ?i, thì nh?ng b?c t??ng l?i ???c d?ng lên. Và loài ng??i c? nh? b??c vào vòng l?p ko l?i thoát, qu?n quanh trong nh?ng b?c t??ng nh? t? ngàn x?a v?n th?: v?n l? tr??ng thành, tr??ng thành Hadrian, b?c t??ng ??i Zimbabwe...
Th?c ra c?ng d? hi?u th?i, vì cho dù ?? ti?n nh?ng b??c dài so v?i T?n Th?y Hoàng hay ?? ch? La M? thì nh?n lo?i v?n ch?a thoát kh?i nh?ng khái ni?m: qu?c gia, d?n t?c, t?n giáo, v?n hóa, ni?m t? hào, và ? chí con ng??i!...th? nên nh?ng b?c t??ng, nh?ng hàng rào v?n còn ?ó nh? 1 l? d? nhiên - còn tr?m c?p thì còn x?y t??ng, còn khóa c?a ?
V?y khi nào thì nh?ng b?c t??ng h? xu?ng?
Khi b?c t??ng Berlin ?? xu?ng, n??c ??c t??ng nh? th?ng nh?t, ng??i d?n 2 mi?n ??ng - T?y nh? v? òa trong h?nh phúc. Nh?ng t?t c? s?m nh?n ra, b?c t??ng v?t l? kia - trong su?t th?i gian t?n t?i c?a nó - ?? hình thành nên nh?ng b?c t??ng v? hình khác, khó phá b? h?n nhi?u (vì nó v? hình), và s? chia r?, s? khác bi?t là ko th? l?p ??y m?t s?m m?t chi?u. B?c t??ng Berlin c?ng ko ph?i thành l?y v?t l? cu?i cùng b? kéo ??, vì r?t nhanh sau ?ó, hàng lo?t b?c t??ng khác ???c d?ng lên: b?c t??ng tai ti?ng gi?a M? và Mexico, hàng rào Hungary và Serbia, hàng rào Jordan và Syria..v..v..
Nh?ng hàng rào biên gi?i này ch? h? xu?ng khi nhà b?n ko còn ph?i có t??ng rào, ko ph?i khóa c?ng, khi th? gi?i ??i ??ng, anh em b?n b? m?t nhà, khi trái ??t thành ??a ?àng tr?n gian, khi ?oàn tàu XHCN v? ?ích, khi chúng ta làm theo n?ng l?c h??ng theo nhu c?u, khi ko còn nhà n??c, ko còn t?n giáo, ko còn nhà tù, ko còn chính tr? gia c?ng ko còn tr?m c?p t?i ph?m, khi quy?n l?c và c?a c?i chia ??u, ko còn giàu nghèo, ko còn....th?i tóm l?i là khi ko còn gì c?, th?m chí ko còn con ng??i n?a thì m?i ??t ???c ch? nghe h? c?u quá! ??? (nhà ch? ko c?n t??ng, c?ng, khi ko có tr?m c?p, ho?c ch?ng còn gì ?? l?y, ho?c là nhà hoang - ??n gi?n th? th?i). Ch? m?t trong s? nh?ng y?u t? trên ? tr?ng thái "ko còn" ?? là nan ?? r?i, cho nên cá nh?n t?i ngh? ?? ??t ???c tr?ng thái c?n b?ng tuy?t ??i ?ó là 1 ?i?u kh?ng t??ng! Tr? khi con ng??i tr? thành máy móc h?t ?. Th? nên, chúng ta c? xác ??nh là chúng ta ??, ?ang và s? còn ph?i s?ng v?i s? hi?n h?u c?a nh?ng b?c t??ng thêm nhi?u nhi?u n?m n?a, cho ??n khi th? gi?i ??i ??ng x?y ra, ho?c cho ??n khi loài ng??i bi?n m?t - tùy ?i?u ki?n nào ??n tr??c (mà t?i nghi ng? r?ng s? là ?i?u ki?n sau - và v?i loài ng??i thì nh? th? có ngh?a là nh?ng b?c t??ng s? t?n t?i m?i m?i trong s? s?ng c?a chúng ta???)
T?i c? ví d? bá láp v?y ch? trong cu?n sách này tác gi? ph?n tích r?ng l?m, th? m?i dày g?n 400 trang ???c ch?. Cu?n sách này t?i ?ánh giá là s?u s?c và k? l??ng h?n nhi?u so v?i Nh?ng tù nh?n c?a ??a l?, dù ch? ?? v?n là nh?ng ???ng biên s?c mùi l?i ích qu?c gia d?n t?c mà th?i. Ph?n d?ch thu?t và biên t?p c?ng ?n, g?y g?n d? hi?u, tr? m?t vài ?o?n v?n nghe gi?ng gi?ng google translate, và 1 s? l?i chính t?. Có ?i?u là tác gi? th? hi?n quan ?i?m ch?ng C?ng khá r? và th??ng tìm c? h?i ?? h??ng m?i dùi ch? trích v? phía Nga, nên ko ???c khách quan l?m, và giúp t?i kh?ng ??nh thêm 1 l?n v? kh? n?ng truy?n th?ng ru ng?, ??nh h??ng c?a t? b?n ph??ng T?y ph?i nói là quá ??nhhhhh! ????.
? ?o?n cu?i tác gi? có d?n 1 c?u ch?m ng?n: "hàng rào t?t láng gi?ng t?t" ?? khái quát hóa t? t??ng "b?c t??ng" c?a các qu?c gia hi?n nay. T?i thì l?i ngh? ??n 1 c?u khác, thú v? ko kém: "kh?ng bi?t lo xa ?t g?p m?i h?a g?n" - m?t c?u nói mà t?i ngh? ? giai ?o?n nào, dù mang t? t??ng trái ng??c nhau (duy trì b?c t??ng hay phá v? nh?ng b?c t??ng) thì ??u ?úng, h?y c? th? ng?m mà xem ???
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Khi t?i vi?t nh?ng dòng này, là t?i ?? th?a nh?n ? th?c h? "d?n t?c ch? ngh?a" c?a mình, t?i c?ng hi?u nh?ng k? nh? t?i ko th? phá b? nh?ng b?c t??ng, nh?ng....
Chi?n tranh chia c?t 2 mi?n ?? tr?i qua g?n n?a th? k?, mà nh?ng chia r? ch?a bao gi? ???c tháo b? hoàn toàn trên d?i ??t này, v?n còn ?ó b?c t??ng c?a ph?n u?t, khinh mi?t, h?n thù và t?i h? - b?c t??ng "Nam k? - B?c k?". B?i v?y, t?i mong mình sai, mong vi?c b? ?i (duy ch?) nh?ng b?c t??ng ng?n cách quê h??ng ko ph?i là ?o v?ng, mong t?i, ho?c con t?i, cháu t?i có ?? th?i gian ?? "Ch? nhìn quê h??ng sáng chói", ?? "Nh?ng d?u c?m h?n x?a nh?t m?" ???
October 15, 2022
Marshall reviews and explains the conflicts around the world that have resulted in walls being built and borders being reinforced. Written in 2018, he explores the violence and poverty that spur migration and wall building.
Why I started this book: Trying to listen to the books that I have purchased... and this one still speaks to me.
Why I finished it: Great to put Trump's wall into global and historic perspective. I thought that he was a larger outlier than he was. I still don't agree with him, but it was interesting to see all the many walls that countries are building (or have built) over the world to stop the poor from migrating. I'm looking at you Bangladesh and India...
Why I started this book: Trying to listen to the books that I have purchased... and this one still speaks to me.
Why I finished it: Great to put Trump's wall into global and historic perspective. I thought that he was a larger outlier than he was. I still don't agree with him, but it was interesting to see all the many walls that countries are building (or have built) over the world to stop the poor from migrating. I'm looking at you Bangladesh and India...
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