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Perspective
Author Harm de Blij is a professor of Geography at Michigan State University. He has also been a professor at various other universities and was the Geography editor for the "Good Morning America" television series for seven years. His extensive background in geography provides him with the knowledge and credibility to both educate and persuade the reader. Although De Blij has spent most of his adult life in the US, he was born in the Netherlands and lived near Rotterdam during the Nazi invasions, and has studied and lived in various locations around the globe. The fact that he is Dutch, rather than American, gives him an interesting and unbiased perspective on issues involving the US and its foreign policy. Although some of his opinions are quite strong, he is able to convey his views in a non-prejudice manner and comes across as a concerned, extremely sincere individual...
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