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The Edge of the Plain: How Borders Make and Break Our World

byJames Crawford

Since the earliest known marker denoting the edge of one land and the beginning of the next—a stone column inscribed with Sumerian cuneiform—borders have been imagined, mapped, moved, and fought over. The research behind The Edge of the Plain draws together archival evidence, political analysis, and reconstructed events to show how the central story changed over time. The result links how borders make and break our world with debates in history and political science, showing where public institutions and private experience meet.

Publisher

Norton & Company Limited, W. W.

Publication date

2023

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9781324037040