{"product_id":"parker-p-small-island-9780241368268","title":"Parker P Small Island","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the 12 crucial moments in Britain''s past that will answer the greatest questions for our future in this richly insightful and fascinating history\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A richly entertaining canter through the country''s past. Engrossing'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 878 the borders of Alfred the Great''s Wessex were confined to a small patch of marshland in Somerset. This was Britain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFour centuries later, and the country straddled the English Channel, embracing much of what we now know as France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSix hundred years later, its boundaries were to be found in the Caribbean, the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Sunda Strait. These, too, were Britain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet when - and where - did Britain begin?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs the shape of Britain led by the British - or are foreign powers more responsible for our borders than we realise? Is Britain justified in its island mentality? Will Britain ever be at ease with its own borders?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd is the shape of Britai\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48883881017687,"sku":"9780241368268","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/parker-p-small-island-9780241368268","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}