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In his new book, a history of the world in 12 maps, brotton masterfully catalogs the maps that tell us most about pivotal periods in human history. With 41 blackandwhite woodcut illustrations and nine maps, it is a timeless and engaging narrative of the human. Choose from 500 different sets of map world history 2 flashcards on quizlet. This book first appeared in september 2012 in great britain, where its now out in paperback. The book examines the significance of twelve world maps drawn from global history beginning with the mystical representations of ancient history and ending with the satellite derived imagery of. A little history of the world download ebook epub, mobi, azw3, pdf. A history of the world in twelve maps times higher. Start reading a history of the world in 12 maps on your kindle in under a minute. The author is a british professor of renaissance studies, particularly known for his studies about map history and about cartography of the renaissance. In his new book, a history of the world in 12 maps, jerry brotton looks at twelve examples of mapmaking from the last 2,000 years. Featuring seventyfour largeformat maps and a wealth of illustrations, charts, and tables, this oneofakind atlas charts hasidisms emergence and expansion. But far from being purely scientific objects, world maps are unavoidably ideological and subjective, intimately bound up with the systems.
Starting with ptolemy, father of modern geography, and ending with satellite cartography, a history of the world in 12 maps brings maps from classical greece, renaissance europe, and the islamic and buddhist worlds to life and reveals their influence on how weliterallylook at our present world. Sep 06, 2012 jerry brotton is the presenter of the acclaimed bbc4 series maps. Dec 30, 20 in his new book, a history of the world in 12 maps, brotton masterfully catalogs the maps that tell us most about pivotal periods in human history. But far from being purely scientific objects, maps of the world are unavoidably ideological and subjective, intimately bound up with the systems of. A history of the world in 12 maps by jerry brotton goodreads. Below you will find them conveniently organized into historical periods, trying to keep at least some semblance of order. A history of the world in twelve maps npr coverage of a history of the world in twelve maps by jerry brotton. In this scintillating book, jerry brotton argues that far from being purely scientific objects, maps of the world are unavoidably partial and subjective, intimately bound up with the systems of power, authority and creativity of particular times and places. No one in the twentieth century had a greater impact on world history than deng. Jerry brottons a history of the world in 12 maps paperback edition has an interesting but narrow hypothesis.
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