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LandSimon Winchester

Land

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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.

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6 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2022
    Harper Perennial · 464 pages · 9780062938343
  • Paperback · English · 2021
    HarperLuxe · 576 pages · 9780063063013
  • Audiobook · English · 2021
    HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing · 1 pages · 9781799947622
  • Other · English · 2022
    HarperCollins Publishers Limited · 9780008359157
  • Other · English · 2021
    HarperCollins Canada, Limited · 416 pages · 9780062938336
  • Other · English · 2021
    HarperCollins Canada, Limited · 416 pages · 9780062938350
New York Times reviewedLand tenureHistory, modernHistoryLaw and legislationLand useWorld historyNature