Simon Winchester

Gebundenes Buch

Land

How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Simon Winchester is the bestselling author of Atlantic, The Man Who Loved China, A Crack in the Edge of the World, Krakatoa, The Map That Changed the World, The Surgeon of Crowthorne (The Professor and the Madman), The Fracture Zone, Outposts and Korea, among many other titles. In 2006 he was awarded the OBE. He lives in western Massachusetts and New York City.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 164mm x 243mm x 44mm
• Gewicht: 696g
• ISBN-13: 9780008359119
• ISBN-10: 0008359113
• Artikelnr.: 60009269

Rezensionen

"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