{"title":"Books by James Crabtree","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781786075598","title":"The Billionaire Raj","description":"SHORTLISTED FOR THE FT \u0026amp; MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018A Financial Times Book of the Year and an Amazon Top 100 Book of the YearIndia’s explosive rise has driven inequality to new extremes, with millions trapped in slums as billionaires spend lavishly and dodge taxes. Controversial prime minister Narendra Modi promised ‘to break the grip’ of the Bollygarchs, but many tycoons continue to thrive amidst the scandals, exerting huge influence over business and politics.   But who are these titans of politics and industry shaping India through this period of breakneck change? And what kind of superpower are they creating?A vivid portrait of a deeply divided nation, The Billionaire Raj makes clear that India’s destiny – prosperous democratic giant or corrupt authoritarian regime – is something that should concern us all.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43205037195442,"sku":"9781786075598","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":57688194515317,"sku":"9781786073808","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781786075598.jpg?v=1792686112"},{"product_id":"the-perimeter","title":"The Perimeter","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn January 1950, US Secretary of State Dean Acheson drew a line stretching from Alaska to Japan to the Philippines. This new defensive perimeter announced a radical shift in how the United States understood its own security. Seven decades later, that line and the arc of islands running along the western Pacific that strategists call the first island chain has become the most dangerous frontier on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Perimeter\u003c\/i\u003e, James Crabtree travels its entire length - from the vast bases of Hawaii and Guam to sleepy Kinmen Island caught between China and Taiwan - interviewing generals, diplomats and strategists on both sides of the contest. As China's military modernizes at breathtaking speed and Beijing moves to challenge American dominance in Asia, Crabtree answers a question with consequences that will be felt far beyond the Pacific: is America ready?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUrgent and authoritative, \u003ci\u003eThe Perimeter\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential guide to the defining geopolitical contest of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":57524692648309,"sku":"9781805464136","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781805464143_258984aa-1a3b-4a48-8c98-22cc7f81cd8b.jpg?v=1792511698"},{"product_id":"perimeter","title":"Perimeter","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe United States has projected power across the Pacific for more than a century. Yet few Americans know their country has a forward defensive perimeter in Asia, where more than sixty U.S. bases support nearly 400,000 troops patrolling a vast oceanic frontier. Award-winning author and geopolitical strategist James Crabtree explores this vital geopolitical borderland and argues that the United States must urgently reinforce it-or lose its supremacy in the Pacific, and therefore the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining riveting storytelling with unprecedented access and cutting-edge analysis, \u003cem\u003eThe Perimeter\u003c\/em\u003e explores the vital importance of the \"first island chain,\" the fate of Taiwan, and the future of America’s contest with China. Crabtree blends history, strategy, and first-person reportage to lay bare the traditional mechanisms of U.S. power in the Pacific, and how they have struggled to adapt in the face of \"carrier killer\" Chinese missiles and other futuristic defense technologies. In this compelling journey along America’s least famous border—from Hawaii and Guam to Japan, the Philippines, and Taiwan—he visits the Taiwanese beaches that would become landing zones in a Chinese invasion, gains access to American military bases where U.S. Marines are retraining for radically new forms of warfare, and meets Asian leaders struggling to navigate between clashing superpowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA deeply engaging and provocative book about the geography of global power, \u003cem\u003eThe Perimeter\u003c\/em\u003e addresses one of the biggest questions of the Trump era: How will America hold the line against China—and what happens if it can’t?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57555323224437,"sku":"9781324117162","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-james-crabtree.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}