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Land

How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World

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Yazan: Simon Winchester
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From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back.

In 1889, thousands of hopeful people raced southward from the Kansas state line and westward from the Arkansas boundary to stake claims on the thousands of acres of unclaimed pastures and meadows. Across the twentieth century, water was dammed and drained in Holland so that a new province, Flevoland, rose up, unchartered and requiring new thinking. In 1850, California legislated the theft of land from Native Americans. An apology came in 2019 from the governor, but what of the call for reparations or return? What of government confiscation of land in India, or questions of fairness when it comes to New Zealand’s Maori population and the legacy of settlers?

The ownership of land has always been complicated, opaque, and more than a little anarchic when viewed from the outside. In this book, Simon Winchester explores the the stewardship of land, the ways it is delineated and changes hands, the great disputes, and the questions of restoration – particularly in the light of climate change and colonialist reparation.

A global study, this is an exquisite exploration of what the ownership of land might really mean – not in dry-as-dust legal terms, but for the people who live on it.

 20th Century Civilization Law Modern Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science World Latin Amerika Afrika
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‘The intricate vocabulary used to talk about land is one of the many pleasures … The theme could not be more topical … It packs in a wealth of ideas and human drama – and gives a fresh view of centuries of social conflict seen through a geographer’s lens’
Financial Times
‘Spend some time with Simon Winchester, and you will sail oceans, survive earthquakes, peer into volcanoes, pore over maps, mine the origins of language and measure the immeasurable world … Poignant … Winchester is good … adding dashes of drama, narrative, indignation and, above all, connection to disparate historical accounts … There is soul in this book … A stirring call for communal imperatives, even if its history recounts the constant allure of private ownership’
Washington Post
‘Moving across varied histories and geographies, he offers us one case study after another of how the once seemingly inexhaustible surface of the Earth has devolved into a commodity … Winchester is a master at capturing the Old World wonder and romance … His prose frequently exudes the comfort and charm of a beloved encyclopaedia come to life, centuries and continents abutting through the pages’
New Yorker
‘Few authors of narrative nonfiction have ranged across the global landscape more widely … In his latest engrossing voyage, the author turns to the land itself, covering a sizable portion of the 37 billion acres that compose the Earth … [A] unique blend of wide-eyed curiosity, meticulous research, and erudite analysis … Of course, this being Winchester, ‘Land’ abounds with dozens of eye-opening factoids to please any fan of popular history … But this is no mere bathroom book packed with intriguing facts. His storytelling talents on full display … Winchester’s colourfully rendered capsule biographies help to convey the gravity of certain historical milestones, and nearly 60 illustrations and photographs add to the experience … Winchester is, once again, a consummate guide’
Boston Globe
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Beautifully written and narrated by Simon Winchester,Land , important to us all but misunderstood by the majority. Winchester weaves an interesting plethora of facts based upon his and a wide variety of others opinions resulting in an excellent read or listen, excellent.

Superb.....

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Another wonderful narrative from Mr Winchester, enhanced because he reads his books himself, so no reflection, nuance or key point is missed. As really the next in the series of Atlantic and Pacific, his almost unique combination geologist, geographer, anthropologist, historian and journalist bring to the reader and informed and thought provoking argument that in these times of seas rising and populist leaders and dictators looking for ‘buffers’ and historical grounds of origin resonates loudly. I’m fortunate to have a Masters in Defence studies, this and his previous books should be on the mandatory reading list. Brilliant as ever.

Simon Winchester never fails to deliver

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Sometimes, just to get by, all you want is a snack, a brief mouthful to quell the hunger before doing other things. Fast food, the grabbed sandwich, the toasted bun fills this need. But other times you want to enjoy conversation, company, breaking bread, sharing a time to enjoy living in a community. This is a time for slow food, lingering over a small plate, tasting every morsel and bite, reflecting on the joy of being alive.

This is an audiobook for the spring. Relax in the warm sunlight and listen to “Land” which is “slow food for the mind” - a long and loving and thought provoking experience which, in its audible format as read by its author, is balm for the soul. Instead of a sixty or ninety minute drama, all too present in Netflix and its ilk, this is thirteen hours and forty six minutes of a reflection on the past and future of our world, crystallized in lyrical prose. It is the perfect antidote to lockdown blues, a way of transporting yourself away from just existing to seeing a bigger picture, a world that changes, a society that evolves, a threat that looms and a hope that that threat can be overcome.


The two types of hunger

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I think he seems like a lovely man and I agree with most of his points. But I don’t remember the book being free wink

Very nice way to look at things

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This is one of the most interesting books I’ve listened to in a long time. The first half of the book in particular is a great reflection on history and philosophy of ownership. If I’m honest, the second half feels a bit like he’s shoe horning other topics in, and vaguely linking them to the title, but they’re still interesting. Author is also a very good narrator I think, very calming but wise voice suitable to such a topic.

Really interesting book, well read

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