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

A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders: Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps

Jonn Elledge

368 pages first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative reflective medium-paced
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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 ...

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