Land: how the hunger for ownership shaped the modern world
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Published:
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
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Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
xiii, 446 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Status:
East Hampton Adult Nonfiction
333.3 WIN
Description
Land, whether meadow or mountainside, desert or peat bog, parkland or pasture, suburb or city, is central to existence. It quite literally underlies and underpins everything. Employing the keen intellect, insatiable curiosity, and narrative verve that are the foundations of his previous bestselling works, Simon Winchester examines what human beings are doing, and have done, with the billions of acres that together make up the solid surface of the planet.
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Unknown
ISBN:
9780062938336, 0062938339
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references ([423]-427) and index.
Description
Land, whether meadow or mountainside, desert or peat bog, parkland or pasture, suburb or city, is central to existence. It quite literally underlies and underpins everything. Employing the keen intellect, insatiable curiosity, and narrative verve that are the foundations of his previous bestselling works, Simon Winchester examines what human beings are doing, and have done, with the billions of acres that together make up the solid surface of the planet.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Winchester, S. (2021). Land: how the hunger for ownership shaped the modern world. First edition. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Winchester, Simon. 2021. Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Winchester, Simon, Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Winchester, Simon. Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World. First edition. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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