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A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders : Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps

A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders : Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps

Hardcover

08 Oct, 2024

People have been drawing lines on maps for as long as there have been maps to draw on. Sometimes rooted in physical geography, sometimes entirely arbitrary...

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ISBN-10:

189101157X

ISBN-13:

9781891011573

Publisher

Experiment

Language

English

Description

People have been drawing lines on maps for as long as there have been maps to draw on. Sometimes rooted in physical geography, sometimes entirely arbitrary, these lines might often have looked very different if a war or treaty or the decisions of a handful of tired Europeans had gone a different way. By telling the stories of these borders, we can learn a lot about how political identities are shaped, why the world looks the way it does--and about human folly.

From the Roman attempts to define the boundaries of civilization, to the secret British-French agreement to carve up the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, to the reason why landlocked Bolivia still maintains a navy, this is a fascinating, witty, and surprising look at the history of the world told through its borders.

Product Details

ISBN-10

:189101157X

ISBN-13

:9781891011573

Publisher

:Experiment

Publication date

: 08 Oct, 2024

Category

: History

Sub-Category

: World - General

Format

:Hardcover

Language

:English

Reading Level

: All

Editorial Reviews

Acclaim for the UK edition

Totally fascinating and hugely entertaining. This book is a nerd's paradise without borders--but with jokes. Jonn Elledge has such a gift for looking at complicated bits of the world, then telling you all about them in a way that feels not like a textbook, but like an incredibly fun and interesting conversation in the pub.--Marina Hyde, author of What Just Happened?!
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