I don't know if this is the good flair, but I've began to think up of writing a fictional somewhat alternate history novel set in a near future setting. Borders between nations are no more, and I would like to depict how different cultures would interact and synthesize over time, while also introducing geo-and sociopolitical problems such as anti-assimilation movements being made up of several ethnicities who reject the idea of an assimilated human society by extremist means. There is only one problem; I feel like my knowledge on humanitarian and geopolitical history is too little and not enough for me to write this in an effective, thought-provoking and non-offensive way. So, if you are familiar with any literature, be it fictional or non-fictional, please recommend it to me. Thank you.
by B3nde
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The Jack Ryan books by Tom Clancy is still very good. One was about China wanting to grab Siberia from Russia.
Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall is great for this. Almost All Aliens by Paul Spickard is a history of immigration in the US and it focuses heavily on how immigration and colonialism affect culture.
*The Jakarta method* by Vincent Bevins
*Washington bullets* by Vijay Prashad
*How Europe underdeveloped Africa* by Walter Rodney
Imagined Communities by Benedict Anderson. Basically an exploration of how people form societal/national identities based on what they collectively read/consume.
have you seen “prisoners of geography” by Tim Marshall is a solid start