The Land Trap

The Land Trap is a worldwide history of land and the wealth built on it. The book argues that humanity's fixation on land has shaped the past, setting off revolutions, booms and financial crashes. Land, it says, is the oldest and most significant asset there is, and it steers people's lives more than any other kind of wealth. The author traces stories that run from colonial America's speculative land grabs to the property crisis in China today. According to the book, the same force can lift or ruin families, firms and whole nations.

Why You Should Read?

• Discover how the book connects land to revolutions, economic booms and financial crises across human history.
• Follow the book's account of land speculation in colonial America and China's present property crisis.
• Understand why, according to the book, banking around the world depends so heavily on land.
• Learn how the book links land to soaring housing prices and geopolitical tensions.