Foreign Maps
Title | Foreign Maps PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Department of the Army |
Publisher | |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 1956 |
Genre | Cartography |
ISBN |
Handbook on Foreign Maps
Title | Handbook on Foreign Maps PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 1945 |
Genre | Maps |
ISBN |
Prisoners of Geography
Title | Prisoners of Geography PDF eBook |
Author | Tim Marshall |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2016-10-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1501121472 |
First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Elliott and Thompson Limited.
The World Factbook 2003
Title | The World Factbook 2003 PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Central Intelligence Agency |
Publisher | Potomac Books |
Pages | 712 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9781574886412 |
By intelligence officials for intelligent people
World Directory of Map Collections
Title | World Directory of Map Collections PDF eBook |
Author | John A. Wolter |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 2013-03-01 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3110976005 |
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.
Foreign Relations of the United States
Title | Foreign Relations of the United States PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Department of State |
Publisher | |
Pages | 880 |
Release | 1950 |
Genre | United States |
ISBN |
A History of the World in 12 Maps
Title | A History of the World in 12 Maps PDF eBook |
Author | Jerry Brotton |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 547 |
Release | 2014-10-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0143126024 |
A New York Times Bestseller “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 Journal 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. “A fascinating and panoramic new history of the cartographer’s art.” – The Guardian “The intellectual background to these images is conveyed with beguiling erudition…. There is nothing more subversive than a map.” – The Spectator “A mesmerizing and beautifully illustrated book.” —The Telegraph