The novel The Power of Place, written by Harm de Blij, is a publication that immortalizes the notion of the imbalance between the global core and periphery in the world based on geography, and states how place of birth is one’s defining label of identity. The global core is a series of capitalist countries that persist of the world’s wealthiest in terms of resources and economic stature (De Blij). It is also a utility that the periphery, countries representing the worst of global poverty, is dependant on for survival (De Blij). Harm de Blij argues that the periphery in the world provide for less opportunity, and its boundaries continuously segregate its population from the core; forcing them to stay within their place of birth. “For all the
