Land : how the hunger for ownership shaped the modern world /
Land examines in depth how we determine where the land lies, how we acquire it, how we steward it, how and why we fight over it and, finally, how we can, and on occasion do, come to share it. Ultimately, Winchester confronts the essential questions, who actually owns the world's land, how much...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2021]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Land examines in depth how we determine where the land lies, how we acquire it, how we steward it, how and why we fight over it and, finally, how we can, and on occasion do, come to share it. Ultimately, Winchester confronts the essential questions, who actually owns the world's land, how much of it do we really need and why does it matter? |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 446 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-427) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780062938336 0062938339 |