Interview with Simon Winchester on 'Land'

Buy “Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World” here: https://united-states.kinokuniya.com/.... Best non fiction books to read 2021. Simon Winchester’s “Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World” is a narrative history of the unique, sometimes tragic historical figures who contributed to shaping the modern world through development of the uniquely modern (since the 17th Century) concept of individual land ownership. Simon Winchester, interviewed by Kinokuniya’s Rafael Ruiz, talks about why he came to write ‘Land’, how the concept of land ownership came about, answers other questions and reads an excerpt. Signed copies of ‘Land’ are available from NY Kinokuniya bookstore or online at Kinokuniya's USA website but only while supplies last. Note: Reception during the interview was spotty due to disruption of the internet connection. Some sections were re-submitted and edited to avoid redundancy of content. We apologize for the inconsistency in certain sections.