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Who Owns the World is the first ever compilation of landowners and landownership structures in every single one of the world s 191 states and 41 territories. The book is divided into two parts- the first covers the history of landownership as far as written history will allow, while the second shows the division of landownership in every region of the world. acked with revelatory information, the book- identifies the person who owns the largest proportion of the world s land and documents their landholdings; provides details of the next 50 top landowners and lists the next 1,000 thereafter; reveals the 100 most prominent aristocratic families who own over 60 per cent of Europe s land mass and who receive most of the EC s agricultural subsidy allowance; documents the vast landholdings of the four largest religious groups- the Catholic Church and the other Christian churches, the Islamic trusts and the temple possessions of the Hindus and Buddhists; details in a special individual section the lands owned by the British Commonwealth; contains a complete survey of the historic record of landownership, starting in Mesopotamia/Iraq in 8,000 BC; lists many of the world sProduct Identifiers
PublisherTransworld Ltd
ISBN-139781845961589
eBay Product ID (ePID)96397604
Product Key Features
Number of Pages640 Pages
Publication NameWho Owns the World: the Hidden Facts Behind Landownership
LanguageEnglish
SubjectWriting & Reading, Finance
Publication Year2006
TypeRéférence
AuthorKevin Cahill
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height253 mm
Item Weight1400 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorKevin Cahill