{"product_id":"crossed-off-the-map-shafik-meghji-9781909014268","title":"Crossed Off the Map: Travels in Bolivia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending travel writing, history and reportage, \u003cem\u003eCrossed off the Map: Travels in Bolivia\u003c\/em\u003e journeys from the Andes to the Amazon to explore Bolivia's turbulent past and contemporary challenges. It tells the story of the country's profound and unexpected influence on the wider world over the last 500 years - fragments of history largely forgotten beyond its borders. Once home to one of the wealthiest cities on Earth, Bolivia kickstarted globalisation, helped to power Europe's economic growth and trigger dynastic collapse in China, and played host to everyone from Che Guevara to Butch Cassidy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also explores how ordinary Bolivians in and around the world's highest city, largest salt flat, richest silver mine and most biodiverse national park are coping with some of the touchstone issues of the 21st century: the climate emergency, populism, mass migration, indigenous rights, national identity, rapid urbanisation, and the 'war on drugs'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its pages, award-winning journalist and travel writer Shafik Meghji illuminates the dramatic landscapes, distinct cultures and diverse peoples of a country that - in the words of one interviewee - 'was the building block of the modern world, but is now lost in time'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shafik Meghji\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909014265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909014268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Latin America Bureau (Lab)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Shafik Meghji","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054308356351,"sku":"9781909014268","price":71.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3cd4517b-8d6e-444b-82eb-afe885c05cbd.jpg?v=1685029204","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crossed-off-the-map-shafik-meghji-9781909014268","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}