The edge of the plain : how borders make and break our world

"Since the earliest known marker denoting the edge of one land and the beginning of the next-a stone column inscribed with Sumerian cuneiform-borders have been imagined, mapped, moved, and fought over. In The Edge of the Plain, James Crawford skillfully blends history, travel writing, and repor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crawford, James
Format: BOOK
Other Format: EAUDIO
Language:ENGLISH
Published: W.W. Norton and Company 2023
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