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...
| Main Author: | Crawford, James (Writer on aerial photography) (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton and Company,
2023.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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