Maxim Samson

A riposte to the idea that geography is destiny - FINANCIAL TIMES Samson demonstrates how we are not always prisoners of geography but, increasingly, its masters - LEWIS DARTNELL This is a book that reshapes our story of global human geography - DANNY DORLING Accessible and erudite, this is an original look at the geography of connection - LEWIS BASTON...

'A wonderfully curious writer' OBSERVER'This is a book that reshapes our story of global human geography' PROFESSOR DANNY DORLING Mountains, meridians, rivers and borders; these are some of the features that carve up the world on our maps and in our minds. But geography is far less set in stone than we might believe and, over time, we have become...

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...