A History of the World in Twelve Maps

One review on 15 Oct 2014

First Published: 2000

Non-Fiction

A History of the World in Twelve Maps

Author: Jerry Brotton

synopsis extract: Each of the 12 maps is used to centre a discussion on aspects of world-view at the time it was produced

Publisher:

Penguin

Synopsis

Each of the 12 maps is used to centre a discussion on aspects of world-view at the time it was produced

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Review of "A History of the World in Twelve Maps"

by Roger on Wed 15th Oct 2014.

At first seemed a little slow but led to a deeper understanding of how a map is a cultural phenonium and always has a political and historical dimension and no map can ever be complete or objective

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