{"product_id":"the-land-trap-a-new-history-of-the-worlds-oldest-asset-mike-bird-hardcover","title":"The Land Trap: A New History of the World's Oldest Asset -- Mike Bird, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow the world's oldest asset secretly shapes our modern economy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Land Trap\u003c\/i\u003e, Mike Bird--\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e's Wall Street editor--pulls back the curtain on how this ancient asset exerts outsize influence over the modern world. With masterful insight into global finance, Bird reveals how land has quietly become the linchpin of the world's banking system, affecting everything from soaring housing prices to geopolitical tensions. From the speculative land grabs of colonial America to China's modern-day real estate crisis, Bird shows how fortunes are built--or destroyed--all on the bedrock of land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs governments wrestle with inequality and land becomes ever scarcer, \u003ci\u003eThe Land Trap\u003c\/i\u003e offers a bold new framework for understanding the driving force behind today's most pressing challenges. Eye-opening and timely, Bird's analysis unveils how land remains the ultimate currency of power--and the key to economic survival in an increasingly fragile world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the book for anyone who wants to see beyond markets and money to the hidden game being played on a foundation as old as civilization itself. Timely, provocative, and essential, \u003ci\u003eThe Land Trap\u003c\/i\u003e will change how you see the ground beneath your feet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Bird\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Portfolio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593719718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Bird \u003c\/b\u003eis \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e's Wall Street editor, leading coverage of topics across the American financial industry and contributing to coverage of finance globally. He also cohosts the financial podcast \u003ci\u003eMoney Talks\u003c\/i\u003e. Previously, he was a financial columnist and market reporter at \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. Bird studied history and politics at the University of Exeter in the UK. He is currently based in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mike Bird","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46961988862180,"sku":"9780593719718","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780593719718.jpg?v=1778242711","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-land-trap-a-new-history-of-the-worlds-oldest-asset-mike-bird-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}