Read An Excerpt From Postcards From The Borderlands By David H. Mould
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- April 12, 2021
What are borders? Are they simply political and geographical, marked by posts, walls and fences, or should we think of them more broadly? Consider the borders within countries, determined by race, ethnicity, or caste. Borders may be physical and economic, and even perceptual—the borders of our minds. In Postcards from the Borderlands, historian and journalist
READ MOREDavid H. Mould introduces us to his new book, Postcards from the Borderlands, during his presentation, The Borders of Our Minds, hosted by Adams Memorial Library in Latrobe, PA. What are borders? Are they simply political and geographical, marked by posts, walls and fences, or should we think of them more broadly? In his third
READ MOREWhat are borders? Are they simply political and geographical, marked by posts, walls and fences, or should we think of them more broadly? In his third book on travel, history and culture, college professor, historian and journalist David Mould rambles through a dozen countries in Asia and southern Africa exploring what borders mean to their
READ MOREIn Postcards from the Borderlands, historian and journalist David Mould explores what borders mean to their peoples. David talks to Book Glow about the book. Describe the book in one sentence. A casual but informed ramble—by car, bus, shared taxi and ferry—through a dozen countries in Africa and Asia, exploring how their borders came to
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READ MOREThese 5 must-read books about borders explore the meaning of borders in our world. 1. Lands of Lost Borders by Kate Harris “As a teenager, Kate Harris realized that the career she craved—to be an explorer, equal parts swashbuckler and metaphysician—had gone extinct. From what she could tell of the world from small-town Ontario, the
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