Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
Autor Simon Winchesteren Limba Engleză Paperback – 17 ian 2022
The author of The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, and The Perfectionists explores the notion of property—bought, earned, or received; in Europe, Africa, North America, or the South Pacific—through human history, how it has shaped us and what it will mean for our future.
Land—whether meadow or mountainside, desert or peat bog, parkland or pasture, suburb or city—is central to our existence. It quite literally underlies and underpins everything. Employing the keen intellect, insatiable curiosity, and narrative verve that are the foundations of his previous bestselling works, Simon Winchester examines what we human beings are doing—and have done—with the billions of acres that together make up the solid surface of our planet.
Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World examines in depth how we acquire land, 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 question: who actually owns the world’s land—and why does it matter?
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780062938343
ISBN-10: 0062938347
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperPerennial
ISBN-10: 0062938347
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperPerennial
Recenzii
"The latest sweeping, satisfying popular history from the British American author and journalist, this time covering a topic that many of us take for granted...Engaging revelations about land and property, often discouraging but never dull. — Kirkus Reviews
"Exudes the comfort and charm of a beloved encyclopedia come to life." — New Yorker
"In many ways, “Land” combines bits and pieces of many of Winchester’s previous books into a satisfying, globe-trotting whole...Winchester is, once again, a consummate guide." — Boston Globe
"Exudes the comfort and charm of a beloved encyclopedia come to life." — New Yorker
"In many ways, “Land” combines bits and pieces of many of Winchester’s previous books into a satisfying, globe-trotting whole...Winchester is, once again, a consummate guide." — Boston Globe
Notă biografică
Simon Winchester is the acclaimed author of many books, including The Professor and the Madman, The Men Who United the States, The Map That Changed the World, The Man Who Loved China, A Crack in the Edge of the World, and Krakatoa, all of which were New York Times bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists. In 2006, Winchester was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty the Queen. He resides in western Massachusetts.
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From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back.
From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back.