A provocative denunciation of enclosure and boundaries by a writer who is also an illustrator and print-maker. Timely too, when Parliament is in the throes of cinching the laws of trespass several notches tighter.
The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines that Divide Us
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£20.00
Edition:Hardback978152660469920/08/2020
Categories: 04. Books for Christmas 2020: Politics & Current Affairs, Books for Christmas 2020, Current Affairs, Politics & Economics, Natural History
Tags: Borders, Criminal law: offences against property, Human rights, civil rights, Public ownership / nationalization, The countryside, country life: general interest
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