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ISBN
978-0-670-02339-4
Clasificación DEWEY
911 BRO-a
Autor
Brotton, Jerry , autor
Título
History of the world in 12 maps / Jerry Brotton
Título Variante
A history of the world in twelve maps
Pie de imprenta
New York, New York : Penguin Books , 2014
Lugar de publicación
©2012
Descripción
xix, 521 páginas : ilustraciones, mapas ; 23 cm.
Tipo de medio digital o análogo
sin medio rdamedia
Medio de almacenamiento
volumen rdacarrier
Bibliografía
Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas 447-482) e índice.
Nota de Resumen
Throughout 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. Although the way we map our surroundings is more precise than ever before, Brotton argues that maps today are no more definitive or objective than they have ever been. Readers of this beautifully illustrated and masterfully argued book will never look at a map in quite the same way again.
Fuente de adquisición
Gobi ; compra ; 26/07/2018
Materia
Geografía Histórica -- Mapas
Cartografía
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