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OverviewOur world has innumerable boundaries, ranging from the obvious - like an ocean - to subtle differences in language or climate. Most of us cross invisible lines all the time, but don't stop to consider them. In Invisible Lines, geographer Maxim Samson presents 30 such unseen boundaries, intriguing and unexpected examples of the myriad ways in which we collectively engage with and experience the world. From football hooligans in Buenos Aires to air quality in China, Paris' banlieues to sub-Saharan Africa's Malaria Belt, the existence - or perceived existence - of dividing lines has manifold implications for people, wildlife, and places. Fully illustrated with maps of each location, Invisible Lines reveals the extraordinary ways in which we try to render the planet more liveable and legible; a compelling guide to seeing and understanding our world in all its consistency - and all its messiness, too. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Maxim SamsonPublisher: Profile Books Ltd Imprint: Profile Books Ltd Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 23.40cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 15.40cm Weight: 0.640kg ISBN: 9781800814998ISBN 10: 1800814992 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 24 August 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA fascinating book ... a truly original adventure into new ways of exploring what we mean by a sense of place -- Simon Jenkins, author of The Celts and A Short History of England A journey to the unmarked and unseen borders that shape our world ... a fascinating, extraordinary and insightful exploration of the many boundaries that define us -- Alastair Bonnett, author of The Age of Islands and Off the Map This absorbing book is an accessible and wide-ranging read, built upon erudition, curiosity and careful compilation. It reveals and reflects upon many types of divisions between places - stretching from the Antarctic to the Urals, and from the turfs of passionate soccer fans in Buenos Aires to linguisitic divisions in Brittany, to name but a few -- Cliff Hague OBE, Emeritus Professor of Planning and Spatial Development at Heriot-Watt University 'Old worlds enhanced, new worlds exposed and challenged ... a wise and thought-provoking series of raids across borders we thought we knew and others made visible to us, by Maxim Samson's forensic eye, for the first time' - Iain Sinclair, author of The Gold Machine and The Last London 'Utterly engrossing! Samson's literary atlas of the world's unseen boundaries and how they've shaped our lives demands to be read' - Professor Lewis Dartnell, author of Origins: How the Earth Shaped Human History 'A fascinating book ... a truly original adventure into new ways of exploring what we mean by a sense of place' - Simon Jenkins, author of The Celts and A Short History of England 'The world is a mesh of lines. We don't normally see them, and so we blunder on, unaware of where we really are and missing out on so much. Samson's iconoclastic new geography will make the scales fall from your eyes. A tremendous and important read' - Charles Foster, author of Cry of the Wild 'A journey to the unmarked and unseen borders that shape our world ... a fascinating, extraordinary and insightful exploration of the many boundaries that define us' - Alastair Bonnett, author of The Age of Islands and Off the Map Why do we tend to engage with our surroundings through such lines? In a nutshell, because they are the easiest thing one can draw. We may like to think of ourselves as complicated beings, but we struggle to resist searching for a shortcut. By simplifying our world in this way, it doesn't seem quite so complex anymore. Boundaries encapsulate humans' engagement with the world: wanting to understand it, but also to shape it. -- excerpt from Invisible Lines Author InformationMaxim Samson is a professor at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, specialising in geographies of religion, globalisation, multiculturalism and urbanisation. In his spare time, Maxim enjoys long-distance running, plant-based cooking, home-brewing, reading maps, maintaining his 2,700+ day Duolingo streak and gradually adding to his kaleidoscopic flag collection. Invisible Lines is his first book. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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