Description: Found in Translation : The Unexpected Origins of Place Names, Paperback by Madden, Duncan, ISBN 1529369924, ISBN-13 9781529369922, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Have you ever stopped and thought about the name of your home country or one you're travelling to? What it means, where it came from, how it came to be? From The Land of Many Rabbits to The Land of the Thunder Dragon, and many places in between, Found in Translation is a fascinating, extraordinary and frequently funny journey into the history of the naming of the world. Filled with extraordinary stories of invasion and rebellion, culture and religion, misunderstanding and the curiosities of language as it has evolved over the ages, it offers etymological insight into how and why the countries we live in and travel to got their names - and their often bizarre meanings.
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Book Title: Found in Translation : The Unexpected Origins of Place Names
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Name: Found in Translation : the Unexpected Origins of Place Names
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Subject: Earth Sciences / Geography, General, Linguistics / Etymology
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2024
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 8.8 Oz
Author: Duncan Madden
Subject Area: Travel, Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines, Science
Item Length: 7.8 in
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
