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Land : how the hunger for ownership shaped the ... Read More

Winchester, Simon,(author.).

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Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062938336
  • ISBN: 0062938339
  • Physical Description: xiii, 446 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages ... Read More
Formatted Contents Note:
Uncommon ground -- Borderlines -- Annals of ... Read More
Summary, etc.:
Explores the concept of land ownership and how it ... Read More
"Land examines in depth how we determine where the ... Read More
Subject: Land tenure > History.
Land tenure > Law and legislation > History.
Land use > History.
Land use > Law and legislation > History.
World history.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > History.
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24510. ‡aLand : ‡bhow the hunger for ownership shaped the modern world / ‡cSimon Winchester.
250 . ‡aFirst edition.
264 1. ‡aNew York, NY : ‡bHarper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, ‡c[2021]
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300 . ‡axiii, 446 pages : ‡billustrations ; ‡c24 cm
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5050 . ‡aUncommon ground -- Borderlines -- Annals of acquisition -- Stewardship -- Battlegrounds -- Annals of restoration -- Yet now the land is drowning.
520 . ‡aExplores the concept of land ownership and how it has shaped history, examining how people fight over, steward, and occasionally share land, and what humanity's proprietary relationship with land means for the future.
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 423-427) and index.
520 . ‡a"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?" -- Inside front jacket flap.
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650 0. ‡aLand use ‡xHistory.
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650 0. ‡aNature ‡xEffect of human beings on ‡xHistory.
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