A History of the World in 12 Maps by Jerry Brotton

A History of the World in 12 Maps

Jerry Brotton

521 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative slow-paced

Description

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, world maps are unavoidably ideological and subjective, intimately bound up with the systems of powe...

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informative 100%
adventurous 28%
challenging 28%
reflective 14%

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medium 16%

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