A review by ammonite
Blank Spots on the Map: The Dark Geography of the Pentagon's Secret World by Trevor Paglen
3.0
Full disclosure: I have a geography degree so I likely have a different perspective on what he's talking about and perhaps greater familiarity with certain topics the author refers to.
As such, I genuinely enjoyed the book, which, is true to the field, is interdisciplinary: history, political and economic policy and the study of the spatial components that bind these together were interwoven. I'm not sure that's quite what readers were expecting, given people equate geography with memorizing maps or just confuse it with geology.
I'll admit that the title seems vaguely sensational, but I chalk that more up to marketing than anything else. The content was valuable/terrifying in many respects.
As such, I genuinely enjoyed the book, which, is true to the field, is interdisciplinary: history, political and economic policy and the study of the spatial components that bind these together were interwoven. I'm not sure that's quite what readers were expecting, given people equate geography with memorizing maps or just confuse it with geology.
I'll admit that the title seems vaguely sensational, but I chalk that more up to marketing than anything else. The content was valuable/terrifying in many respects.