Robert D. Kaplan, Earning the Rockies: How Geography Shapes America's Role in the World (New York: Random House, 2017)

Authors

  • Hitakshi Joshi School of Liberal Studies, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, India.

Keywords:

Book Review, United States, Political Geography, World Order

Abstract

Earning the Rockies by Robert Kaplan is a narrative and account of America and its geographical and physical aspects which make it significant in the conduction of its foreign policy and domestic affairs. The book is a result of travels undertaken by the author inside his country and observations made throughout the journey which inspire a perspective from him on what defines America and the American dream. The author has found knowledge and inspiration from certain ideals of his father- Philip Alexander Kaplan who was an ordinary citizen of America but with values that hold the country in high regard. His father was a truck driver and traveled throughout the country exploring the vast terrain and Kaplan too undertook the cross-country journey imbibing the meaning and significance of America's vast land expanse and natural resources and what that means of the people of the country.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3874147

Author Biography

  • Hitakshi Joshi, School of Liberal Studies, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, India.

    The author is an undergraduate student at the School of Liberal Studies, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gujarat, India

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Published

2019-12-31

How to Cite

Robert D. Kaplan, Earning the Rockies: How Geography Shapes America’s Role in the World (New York: Random House, 2017). (2019). Liberal Studies, 4(2), 249-251. https://ojs.indrastra.com/index.php/liberalstudies/article/view/48

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