Small Island
12 Maps That Explain The History of Britain
$32.93
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
8 August 2023
Summary
A gripping exploration of Britain’s ever-changing identity, through the guise of 12 poignant maps over 2,000 years of British history.
Can the questions of Britain’s future be answered by the maps of our past?
A fascinating analysis of a dozen maps from critical points in British history over the last 2,000 years, from the Celtic period when ‘Britain’ was just a patchwork of tribal kingdoms, to a century ago when the whole of Ireland, India, Australia, much of Africa, Asia and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241368275 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241368278 |
| Author: | Philip Parker |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 8 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
Charting the formation and then break-up of British rule, Small Island provides a richly entertaining canter through the country’s past. An engrossing book, offering stimulating observations about our cultural evolution as well as predictions for Britain’s future. * Independent *
His rather bouncy style makes this a perfect book for a summer read that informs, engages and entertains * Great British Life *
About The Author
Philip Parker
Philip Parker is a writer, consultant, and publisher specializing in ancient and medieval political and military systems. He studied history at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and is the author of A History of Britain in Maps (2016), the DK Eyewitness Companion Guide to World History (2010) and many more. He was the General Editor of Anova’s Great Trade Routes (2010), and winner of a Certificate of Merit for the Mountbatten Maritime Award in the Maritime Media Awards 2013. As a publisher he ran the Times books list, including works on Ancient Civilizations and The Times History of the World. Philip lives in London with his partner and daughter.
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