{"product_id":"brief-history-of-the-world-in-47-borders-surprising-stories-behind-the-lines-on-our-maps-paperback","title":"Brief History of the World in 47 Borders: Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e#1 International Bestseller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEvery border tells a surprising story in this uncommonly enlightening history that will change the way you understand the world\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‚ÄúA novel and fascinating perspective on world history.‚Äù‚ÄïBill Bryson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‚ÄúBy turns surprising, funny, bleak, ridiculous, or all four of those at once.‚Äù‚ÄïGideon Defoe, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Atlas of Extinct Countries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e A single boundary might, upon closer inspection, reveal eons of history‚Äïfrom epic tales of conquest, treaties, and alliances to intimate, all-too-human stories of love, greed, and folly. None of the lines we know today were inevitable, and all might have looked quite different if not for the intricate interplay of chance and ambition. From the very first maps in Egypt to the Roman attempts to define the boundaries of civilization, from the profound shift in meaning of the Mason-Dixon Line to the secret British-French agreement to carve up the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, and from the dark consequences of Detroit‚Äôs city limits to the intriguing reason why landlocked Bolivia still maintains a navy, this is a singular look at all of human history‚Äïtold through its most captivating border stories. 22 B\u0026amp;W maps\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expandev\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Experiment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50319146778909,"sku":"9798893030822","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9798893030822.jpg?v=1757018490","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/brief-history-of-the-world-in-47-borders-surprising-stories-behind-the-lines-on-our-maps-paperback","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}