Borders

Borders are key points of cultural confluence and political conflict, of linguistic mixture and of historical transformation. They are a magnificent social phenomenon and inexhaustible reading. Following the trace of these lines drawn on the maps, we delve into the history of their towns in a privileged way. Vicent Partal has lived endless experiences and moments of great journalistic significance, and here he leaves a good example of it. Belfast, Moscow, Sarajevo, Hong Kong...
 
Thirty-seven chapters where we'll attend the division of the Soviet Union, the ravages of the Balkan war, the birth of republics and the revival of officially extinct languages. A fascinating journey.

«Contrary to what people usually think, and against what states want us to think, borders are always a human invention and not even the most apparently natural ones are so.»