<p><b>Discover the 12 crucial moments in Britain''s past that will answer the greatest questions for our future in this richly insightful and fascinating history</b><br><br><b>''A richly entertaining canter through the country''s past. Engrossing''</b><i>INDEPENDENT</i><br>___________<br><br>What is Britain?<br>Where lie its boundaries?<br>Why are they always changing?<br>Are we a small island or a big idea?<br>What will we look like next?<br><br>In <i>Small Island: 12 Maps that Explain the History of Britain</i>, Philip Parker answers these and other crucial questions about this country and its peoples.<br><br><b>By pondering our intertwined geography and history, he shows how the past has made Britain and how we might yet shape its future.</b></p>