how the hunger for ownership shaped the modern world Winchester, Simon creator text bibliography nyu New York Harper Collin publishers 2021 2021 monographic eng

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xiii, 446 pages : illustrations, maps ; Explores the concept of land ownership and how it has shaped history, examining how people fight over, steward, and occasionally share land, and what humanity's proprietary relationship with land means for the future. "Land examines in depth how we determine where the land lies, how we acquire it, how we steward it, how and why we fight over it, and, finally, how we can, and on occasion do, come to share it. Ultimately, Winchester confronts the essential questions: who actually owns the world's land, how much of it do we really need, and why does it matter?" -- Inside front jacket flap. Simon Winchester. Land tenure History Land tenure Law and legislation History Land use History Land use Law and legislation History World history Nature Effect of human beings on History World history HD1251 .W56 9780062938336 210629