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xx, 192 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 20 cm What is the shape of Britain? The country's outline, looking a little like a wingless dragon, is instantly recognisable on any map or globe. But jostling within that familiar profile are countless vying maps of the country. Some of these are founded on rock - or on the natural features of the land. But far more are built on dreams - on human activity, effort, and aspiration. Britannia Obscura is an exploration of just a few of these surprising hidden Britains. Through a series of meetings with figures such as the retired army colonel and ley-hunter John Christian, the horse-boater Sue Day, and the cave-explorer Dave Nixon, each of the book's five chapters focuses on how a different group or community imagines the land and our relationship with it Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2014 Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-183) and index

Author

Parker, Joanne, 1974- author

Publisher

Penguin Random House

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781784700003

Subjects

Anthropology, Social_sciences