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Discover the 12 crucial moments in Britain''s past that will answer the greatest questions for our future in this richly insightful and fascinating history

''A richly entertaining canter through the country''s past. Engrossing'' INDEPENDENT
___________

What is Britain?
Where lie its boundaries?
Why are they always changing?
Are we a small island or a big idea?
What will we look like next?

In Small Island: 12 Maps that Explain the History of Britain, Philip Parker answers these and other crucial questions about this country and its peoples.

By pondering our intertwined geography and history, he shows how the past has made Britain and how we might yet shape its future.



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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 *

Small Island

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 4 May 2023
      ISBN-13 9780241368275
      978-0241368275
      ISBN-10 0241368278
      Also in:
      History European history European history: medieval period, middle ages

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Discover the 12 crucial moments in Britain''s past that will answer the greatest questions for our future in this richly insightful and fascinating history

      ''A richly entertaining canter through the country''s past. Engrossing'' INDEPENDENT
      ___________

      What is Britain?
      Where lie its boundaries?
      Why are they always changing?
      Are we a small island or a big idea?
      What will we look like next?

      In Small Island: 12 Maps that Explain the History of Britain, Philip Parker answers these and other crucial questions about this country and its peoples.

      By pondering our intertwined geography and history, he shows how the past has made Britain and how we might yet shape its future.



      Trade 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 *

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