Paul Richardson: Myths of Geography
Myths of Geography
Buch
- Eight Ways We Get the World Wrong
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EUR 17,15*
- Little, Brown Book Group, 10/2024
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780349136325
- Bestellnummer: 11754834
- Umfang: 280 Seiten
- Sonstiges: B&W integrated
- Gewicht: 378 g
- Maße: 234 x 153 mm
- Stärke: 22 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 24.10.2024
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
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Klappentext
Is geography really destiny?Our maps may no longer be stalked by dragons and monsters, but our perceptions of the world are still shaped by geographic myths. Myths like Europe being the centre of the world. Or that border walls are the solution to migration. Or that Russia is predestined to threaten its neighbours.
In his punchy and authoritative new book, Paul Richardson challenges recent popular accounts of geographical determinism and shows that how we see the world represented often isn't how it really is - that the map is not the territory.
Along the way we visit some remarkable places: Iceland's Thingvellir National Park, where you can swim between two continents; Bir Tawil in North Africa, one of the world's only territories not claimed by any country; and we follow the first train that ran across Eurasia between Yiwu in east China and Barking in east London.
Written with verve and full of quotable facts, Myths of Geography is a book that will turn your world upside down.
Biografie
Paul Richardson, 1963 geboren, wuchs in Hampshire auf. Eine Einladung der spanischen Botschaft führte den Food- und Reisejournalisten Ende der 80er Jahre nach Madrid. Kurze Zeit später ließ er sich in Extremadura nieder, wo er seitdem eine kleine Finca mit Weinberg betreibt. Paul Richardson
Myths of Geography
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