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A history of the world in 47 borders : the stories behind the lines on our maps
Elledge, Jonn2024
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Click and Collect for A history of the world in 47 borders : the stories behind the lines on our mapsPeople 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 the scale of human folly. From the Roman attempts to define the boundaries of civilisation, 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.
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Author:
Elledge, Jonn, author
Imprint:
London : Wildfire, 2024.©2024
Collation:
xii, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-346)and index.
ISBN:
9781472298515978147229851597814722985159781472298508
Dewey class:
912.09912
Language:
English
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BRN:
556953
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Countries | 912 ELL | Onloan - Due: 25 Jul 2024 |
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 912 ELL | Onloan - Due: 22 Aug 2024 |
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