A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders: Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps - Paperback
by Jonn Elledge
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Language:EnglishPublisher:ExperimentISBN-13:9798893030822UPC:9798893030822Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:World, Wars & Conflicts, GeopoliticsSize:7.60 x 5.50 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCNE0CPP95
A single boundary might, upon closer inspection, reveal eons of history--from epic tales of conquest, treaties, and alliances to intimate, all-too-human stories of love, greed, and folly. None of the lines we know today were inevitable, and all might have looked quite different if not for the intricate interplay of chance and ambition. From the very first maps in Egypt to the Roman attempts to...
Language:EnglishPublisher:ExperimentISBN-13:9798893030822UPC:9798893030822Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:World, Wars & Conflicts, GeopoliticsSize:7.60 x 5.50 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCNE0CPP95
Elledge, Jonn: - Jonn Elledge's previous books include The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything and Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them. At the New Statesman he created and ran its urbanism-focused CityMetric site, spending six happy years writing about cities, maps, and borders. He lives in London.
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