Our maps may no longer be stalked by dragons and monsters, but our perceptions of the world are still shaped by geographic myths. Myths like Europe being the centre of the world. Or that border walls are the solution to migration. Or that Russia is predestined to threaten its neighbours.
In Myths of Geography, Paul Richardson challenges long-held assumptions of geographical determinism to reveal how our geographical imagination has far-reaching consequences.
From Hadrian's Wall to the US-Mexico border, from the Eastern Sahara to the ice of Antarctica, from silk roads to Ethiopian castles, Richardson takes us to places that invite reflection - and action.
