Description
Embark on a captivating journey through time with "History of the World in 47 Borders" by John Elledge. This enlightening paperback explores how map lines - whether geographical or arbitrary - have shaped our political identities and world history.
With wit and insight, Elledge reveals fascinating stories from Roman civilization boundaries to secret Anglo-French Ottoman Empire agreements and even explains why landlocked Bolivia maintains a navy.
A delightfully surprising exploration of human ambition, folly, and the invisible lines that define our world.
Paperback 384 pages.
Approx: 12.8 x 19.7 cm.