This book discusses the concept of land as a property to own and conquer. Over the centuries, wars have been fought over little plots of land as the concept of land ownership really took hold. The author discusses how the offer of land rights helped facilitate migration, even though the land was pilfered from others to do so, which I always find to be an enraging topic. The content of this book is sweeping across the centuries and the changing relationship with land and land ownership. It is difficult to properly summarize the book due to that.

This is probably a four star book, but I feel very generous in giving it three stars. I really like other work by this author, and expected to enjoy this book much more than I did. The writing was not dull or poorly written, I just felt that reading it was extremely tedious. Despite my personal feelings, the book contained a lot of information about how people view land. Ancestral lands, land ownership, the value of land, etc. were all points of discussion in this book, and a lot of valid points were made. I have to admit I had never thought about some of the concepts in this book, and learning things I did not know is always a welcome thing in my world. If you are interested in the relationship people have with land, this may be a good book for you. I may suggest getting the physical copy instead of the Audible version, which I have. It may have been a much better book to read in physical format.