Description: “Maps allow the armchair traveler to roam the world, the diplomat to argue his points, the ruler to administer his country, the warrior to plan his campaigns and the propagandist to boost his cause… rich and beautiful.” – Wall Street JournalThroughout history, maps have been fundamental in shaping our view of the world, and our place in it. But far from being purely scientific objects, maps of the world are unavoidably ideological and subjective, intimately bound up with the systems of power and authority of particular times and places. Mapmakers do not simply represent the world, they construct it out of the ideas of their age. In this scintillating book, Jerry Brotton examines the significance of 12 maps - from the almost mystical representations of ancient history to the satellite-derived imagery of today. He vividly recreates the environments and circumstances in which each of the maps was made, showing how each conveys a highly individual view of the world. Brotton shows how each of his maps both influenced and reflected contemporary events and how, by considering it in all its nuances and omissions, we can better understand the world that produced it.
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Book Title: A History of the World in 12 Maps
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Item Length: 8.9 in
Original Language: English
Publication Year: 2014
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Item Height: 1.1 in
Author: Jerry Brotton
Features: Trade Paperback, Color Illustrations
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Science, History
Topic: Cartography, Historical Geography, Earth Sciences / Geography, Expeditions & Discoveries
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 21 Oz
Item Width: 6 in
Number of Pages: 544 Pages
