Our 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 fans 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.
About the Author
Maxim Samson is a geographer with specific interests in religion, education and cities. Originally from England, where he earned a PhD in Geography at the University of Leeds, Maxim now teaches at DePaul University in Chicago and chairs an international research group specialising in the geographies of religions and belief systems. In his spare time, he enjoys long-distance running, maintaining his Duolingo streak and gradually adding to his kaleidoscopic flag collection. Invisible Lines is his first book.
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