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He wrote a bestseller about maps: State borders are often a matter of chance. When the Brits were unwilling to explore the terrain, they drew a straight line

British author Jonn Elledge discusses his bestseller which explores the arbitrary nature of state borders and how they often reflect historical circumstances rather than geographical reality.

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