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United Kingdom, Great Britain, Prose: non-fiction, British & Irish history, Landscape archaeology, Regional geography
The history of 12,000 years of the British landscape, from the Ice Age to the twenty-first century, by prizewinning author Nicholas Crane, co-presenter of COAST.
How much do we really know about the place we call 'home'? In this sweeping, timely book, Nicholas Crane tells the story of Britain.
Over the course of 12,000 years of continuous human occupation, the British landscape has been transformed form a European peninsula of glacier and tundra to an island of glittering cities and exquisite countryside.
In this geographical journey through time, we discover the ancient relationship between people and place and the deep-rooted tensions between town and countryside. From tsunamis to Roman debacles, from henge to high-rise and hamlet to metropolis, this is a book about change and adaptation. As Britain lurches towards a more sustainable future, it is the story of our age.
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Praise for The Making Of The British Landscape: From the Ice Age to the Present
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Ambitious, magnificent - Guardian
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A geographer's love letter to the British and the land that formed them . . . dramatic, lyrical and even inspiring - Sunday Times
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This is a magnificent, epic work by a national treasure . . . A tour de force - Daily Mail
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As panoramic as it is revelatory - Observer
Nicholas Crane
Nicholas Crane is an author, geographer, cartographic expert and recipient of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Mungo Park Medal in recognition of outstanding contributions to geographical knowledge, and of the Royal Geographical Society's Ness Award for popularising geography and the understanding of Britain. He has presented several acclaimed series on BBC2, among them MAP MEN, TOWN, BRITANNIA and COAST. He was elected President of the Royal Geographical Society in 2015.
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