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Land : How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World by Simon Winchester (2021, Hardcover)

"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 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?

Book Title
Land : How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Topic
Economic History, Social History, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Modern / General, World
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Business & Economics, History, Social Science
Author
Simon Winchester
Format
Hardcover

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
9780062938336, "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.", 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.
Lccn
2020-072065
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
333.309
Lc Classification Number
Hd1251.W56 2021

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