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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books, The Limited
ISBN-100241368278
ISBN-139780241368275
eBay Product ID (ePID)8060626103
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
Publication NameSmall Island : 12 Maps That Explain the History of Britain
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2023
SubjectReference, History, Historical Geography, Europe / Great Britain / General, Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (See Also Travel / Maps & Road Atlases)
TypeMap
AuthorPhilip Parker
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight7.3 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsCharting the formation and then break-up of British rule , Small Island provides a richly entertaining canter through the country's past. An engrossing book, offering stimulating observations about our cultural evolution as well as predictions for Britain's future. -- Independent His rather bouncy style makes this a perfect book for a summer read that informs, engages and entertains -- Great British Life
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal911.41
SynopsisCan the questions of Britain's future be answered by the maps of our past? A fascinating analysis of a dozen maps from critical points in British history over the last 2,000 years, from the Celtic period when 'Britain' was just a patchwork of tribal kingdoms, to a century ago when the whole of Ireland, India, Australia, much of Africa, Asia and the Americas were also marked as British. Charting the assembling and disassembling of regions under British rule, this book features maps that teach us about the political and cultural evolution of the nation, and much of our past that we often forget. With current borders being disputed and, with them, identities challenged, this book will provide a reassuring insight into how our country's borders have always been, and always will be, in a state of flux.