Shafik Meghji

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Crossed Off the Map: Travels in BoliviaPaperback, 15 March 2022

Crossed Off the Map: Travels in Bolivia
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Print Length
182 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Latin America Bureau (Lab)
Date Published
15 Mar 2022
ISBN-10
1909014257
ISBN-13
9781909014251

Description

Blending travel writing, history and reportage, Crossed off the Map: Travels in Bolivia journeys from the Andes to the Amazon to explore Bolivia's turbulent past and contemporary challenges. It tells the story of the country's profound and unexpected influence on the wider world over the last 500 years - fragments of history largely forgotten beyond its borders. Once home to one of the wealthiest cities on Earth, Bolivia kickstarted globalisation, helped to power Europe's economic growth and trigger dynastic collapse in China, and played host to everyone from Che Guevara to Butch Cassidy.

The book also explores how ordinary Bolivians in and around the world's highest city, largest salt flat, richest silver mine and most biodiverse national park are coping with some of the touchstone issues of the 21st century: the climate emergency, populism, mass migration, indigenous rights, national identity, rapid urbanisation, and the 'war on drugs'.

In its pages, award-winning journalist and travel writer Shafik Meghji illuminates the dramatic landscapes, distinct cultures and diverse peoples of a country that - in the words of one interviewee - 'was the building block of the modern world, but is now lost in time'.

Product Details

Author:
Shafik Meghji
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
15 March 2022
Dimensions:
21.59 x 13.97 x 1.02 cm
Genre:
Latin America
ISBN-10:
1909014257
ISBN-13:
9781909014251
Language:
English
Location:
Rugby
Pages:
182
Weight:
222.26 gm

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