{"product_id":"9781529935882-borderlands","title":"Along the Borders","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn search of what divides and unites us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a book about how our borders and boundaries are bridged, and how they bring us together.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thoroughly entertaining . \u003ci\u003eAlong The Borders\u003c\/i\u003e shows us the borders of the British Isles with all their frustrations, idiosyncrasies and downright stupidities'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Cleaver, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Postal Paths\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Collett has travelled widely across the UK, talked to numerous people, and he’s \u003cb\u003ean engaging writer and excellent listener.\u003c\/b\u003e It’s precisely because his book provokes such questions and debates as you read it that it’s so t\u003cb\u003eimely and interesting.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNationalities are often strongest on the border, where people define themselves in opposition to their neighbours. Flags fly, dialects become stronger, and the distance between ‘us’ and ‘them’ grows. But borderlands are also the spaces in between, where centuries of history and culture merge and collide to create complex and shifting identities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlong the Borders \u003c\/i\u003echronicles Richard Collett’s multi-year journey, by bus, boat, train, plane, car and on foot, through hundreds of miles of borderlands. But this is not just a book about the United Kingdom’s borders and boundaries: it’s about the people that live there. Collett speaks to a vivid cast of characters, from nationalists to town criers, from pub landlords to battle reenactors, and charity workers helping refugees on a search for national and personal identity in an increasingly fragmented United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy looking to the borderlands, we can discover the essence of what Britain is and what it isn’t. What it has been and what it can be.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An absorbing journey across the fractured frontiers of the United Kingdom, \u003ci\u003eAlong the Borders\u003c\/i\u003e is packed with intriguing details, revealing insights and flashes of hope'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShafik Meghji, author of \u003ci\u003eSmall Earthquakes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A must read for anyone interested in British culture, politics and identity'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Stables, author of \u003ci\u003eFiesta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56409886753142,"sku":"9781529935882","price":17.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_38977292_f2f7da8e-0194-4f27-bec5-9eedd12b2d20.jpg?v=1765420131","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529935882-borderlands","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}