A wide-ranging journey through the history of borders and an exploration of their role in shaping our world today. Since the earliest known marker denoting the

'In this book, you will travel in both space and time, starting in the years around the First World War and moving all the way up to the present day. As you go,

“A narrative that spans seven millennia, five continents and even reaches into cyberspace. . . . I savored each page.” —Henry Petroski, Wall Street Journa

Study of the Norman World's borders, frontiers, and boundaries in Europe, shedding fresh light on their nature and extent. The Normans exerted great influence a