A History of the World in 47 Borders: The Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps by Jonn Elledge

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 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. Customers Also Liked Related products 31 Inventions that Built Our World by Jonn Elledge Conspiracy by Tom Phillips & Jonn Elledge Conspiracy by Tom Phillips & Jonn Elledge TPB History of the World in Maps: The Ultimate Cartographic Exploration of Our Past by Philip Parker Reviews