Mapping the World

Mapping the World
Title Mapping the World PDF eBook
Author Ralph E. Ehrenberg
Publisher National Geographic Society
Pages 264
Release 2006
Genre History
ISBN

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"This book highlights more than a hundred maps from every era and every part of the world. Organized chronologically, they display an astonishing variety of cartographic styles and techniques. They range from priceless artistic masterworks like the 1507 Waldseemuller world map, the first to use the name "America, " to such practical artifacts as a Polynesian stick chart, a creation of bent twigs, seashells, and coconut palms that was nevertheless capable of guiding an outrigger canoe safely across thousands of miles of trackless and seemingly endless ocean. Some, like the portolans, or sea charts, of the Age of Discovery, were closely guarded state secrets that shaped the rise and fall of empires; others circulated widely and showed such fabled routes as the Silk Road across western Asia and the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails that opened up the American West."--Jacket.

Mapping the World Differently

Mapping the World Differently
Title Mapping the World Differently PDF eBook
Author Maria Christina Ramos
Publisher Universitat de València
Pages 231
Release 2017-07-26
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 8491341641

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This book examines the rich collection of travel writing about Spain by twentieth-century African American writers as Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, and Frank Verby, surveying the ways in which such authors perceive Spain's place in the world. From the vantage point of Spain, these African American writers create transformative literary maps of the world that invite readers to reconsider their relations to others.

Mapping the World

Mapping the World
Title Mapping the World PDF eBook
Author Sylvia A. Johnson
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 40
Release 1999
Genre Cartography
ISBN 0689818130

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A history of mapmaking showing how maps both reflect and change people's view of the world.

Mapping the World

Mapping the World
Title Mapping the World PDF eBook
Author Caroline Laffon
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2010
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 9781554077816

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An illustrated history of cartogrphy and what it reveals about the world around us.

The Culture Map

The Culture Map
Title The Culture Map PDF eBook
Author Erin Meyer
Publisher PublicAffairs
Pages 289
Release 2014-05-27
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 1610392590

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An international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences in this insightful and practical guide, perfect for both your work and personal life. Americans precede anything negative with three nice comments; French, Dutch, Israelis, and Germans get straight to the point; Latin Americans and Asians are steeped in hierarchy; Scandinavians think the best boss is just one of the crowd. It's no surprise that when they try and talk to each other, chaos breaks out. In The Culture Map, INSEAD professor Erin Meyer is your guide through this subtle, sometimes treacherous terrain in which people from starkly different backgrounds are expected to work harmoniously together. She provides a field-tested model for decoding how cultural differences impact international business, and combines a smart analytical framework with practical, actionable advice.

Human Geography of the UK

Human Geography of the UK
Title Human Geography of the UK PDF eBook
Author Danny Dorling
Publisher SAGE
Pages 218
Release 2005-02-17
Genre Science
ISBN 1848608659

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`Using up-to-date data, modern cartographic methods, and an approach that addresses students' everyday lives, Danny Dorling has produced an engaging introduction to the contemporary geography of the UK. It will be the focus of many lively discussions of patterns and trends’ - Ron Johnston, School of Geography, University of Bristol Using statistics from many sources in an engaging and accessible way, Human Geography of the UK is written from the perspective of a beginning undergraduate, it's objective is to define the key elements of population geography and show how they fit together. Highly visual – with maps and figures on every page – the text uses different data to describe the social landscape of the United Kingdom. Organized in ten short thematic chapters, explaining the nuts and bolts of population, including: birth, inequality; education; mobility; work; and mortality. The book concludes with a comparative analysis of UK in global context. Human Geography of the UK features practical exercises, and clear summaries in tables and specially drawn maps.

Maps

Maps
Title Maps PDF eBook
Author James R. Akerman
Publisher
Pages 424
Release 2007
Genre History
ISBN

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Introducing readers to a wide range of maps from different time periods and a variety of cultures, this book confirms the vital roles of maps throughout history in commerce, art, literature, and national identity.