Land : how the hunger for ownership shaped the modern world / Simon Winchester.
Explores the concept of land ownership and how it has shaped history, examining how people fight over, steward, and occasionally share land, and what humanity's proprietary relationship with land means for the future.
"Land examines in depth how we determine where the land lies, how we acquire it, how we steward it, how and why we fight over it, and, finally, how we can, and on occasion do, come to share it. Ultimately, Winchester confronts the essential questions: who actually owns the world's land, how much of it do we really need, and why does it matter?" -- Inside front jacket flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062938336
- ISBN: 0062938339
- Physical Description: xiii, 446 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-427) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Uncommon ground -- Borderlines -- Annals of acquisition -- Stewardship -- Battlegrounds -- Annals of restoration -- Yet now the land is drowning. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Land tenure > History. Land tenure > Law and legislation > History. Land use > History. Land use > Law and legislation > History. World history. Nature > Effect of human beings on > History. |
Available copies
- 3 of 4 copies available at York County Libraries.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Dillsburg Area Public Library | Adults 333.3 WIN Nonfiction (Text) | 34001001385853 | Adult Area | Available | - |
Glatfelter Memorial Library | Adults 333.3 WIN Nonfiction (Text) | 34216000989105 | Adult Area | Available | - |
Martin Library | Adults 333.3 WIN Life Times (Text)
Honor:
Plated 2021: In Honor Of Tim Bupp For His 9 Years of Service on the Board of Directors, May 13, 2021 by York County Community Foundation
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33454005797428 | 2nd Floor | Available | - |
Paul Smith Library of Southern York County | Adults 333.3 WIN Nonfiction (Text) | 34318001180427 | Adult Area | Checked Out | 04/24/2024 |