Anthony Sattin, "Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World" (Norton, 2022)
New Books in Early Modern History
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The Potential for a Resurrection of Nomadism
Do you think that there's a potential for a sort of renewed interest among people today in living nomadically? Is that possible within the context of the structures and institutions that govern our lives today? There are still going to be people who heard and need to go in search of pasture. The idea of borders, walls, you know, this is partly my, someone called my Ode to Mobility and it's also my protest at Brexit. I absolutely loved your book but am now leaving Britain because we would draw up our draw bridges on this island.
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