The Edge of the Plain: How Borders Make and Break Our World

by James Crawford and James Crawford

Book Overview

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 reportage to trace these borderlines throughout history and across the globe.

What happens on the ground when we impose lines on a map that contradict...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324037040
• ISBN13: 9781324037040
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"