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This is a summary of Richard Nisbett's book 'The Geography of Thought' which seeks to explain the cultural differences between 'eastern' and 'western' ways of thinking.

In its white paper on education earlier this year, the government mentioned mathematics more than 50 times, history rated one mention and geography none at all. Currently geography is a part of the core curriculum until the age of 14 and then it becomes optional, but in the education bill, due to be published on Friday, the subject is expected to lose out again.