{"product_id":"earth-shapers-by-maxim-samson-9781800815247","title":"Earth Shapers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA riposte to the idea that geography is destiny\u003c\/em\u003e - FINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSamson demonstrates how we are not always prisoners of geography but, increasingly, its masters\u003c\/em\u003e - LEWIS DARTNELL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a book that reshapes our story of global human geography\u003c\/em\u003e - DANNY DORLING\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAccessible and erudite, this is an original look at the geography of connection\u003c\/em\u003e - LEWIS BASTON\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMountains, 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 experts at reshaping our surroundings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Qhapaq Ñan, South America's 'Great Road', and the Panama Canal to Mozambique's railways and Korea's sacred Baekdu-daegan mountain range, Samson explores how we mould the world around us. And how, as we etch our needs onto the natural landscape, we alter the course of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn immense work of cultural geography touching on ecology, sociology, history and politics, \u003cem\u003eEarth Shapers\u003c\/em\u003e argues that, far from being constrained by geography, we are instead its creators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48334219313388,"sku":"9781800815247","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781800815247-earth-shapers-1.jpg?v=1788913659","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/earth-shapers-by-maxim-samson-9781800815247","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}