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Geography in the 21st Century

These 40 chronologically arranged entries examine the key events that have most profoundly shaped global society in the opening decades of the 21st Century.

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Terje Tvedt
The Nile

"[A] vivid travelogue." New Statesman "Has much to offer." The Spectator "Sparks the imagination." BBC History Magazine "A fascinating study."BBC History Revealed M…

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Iftekhar Iqbal
The Range of the River

Spanning nearly 4 million square kilometers, the Tibetan river system-including the Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, Salween, Mekong, Red, and Yangzi-forms the largest contiguous network of rivers on the planet, s…

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Vanessa Taylor
Seven Rivers

Rivers are the great natural arteries that run through our lives . We have navigated them, dammed them and worshipped at them. From the ancient ecosystems of Egypt to the sinking cities of Shanghai and Lo…

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Helena Hamerow, Mark McKerracher, Amy Bogaard, Mike Charles
Feeding Medieval England

The population of England grew steeply in the Middle Ages, especially between the tenth and thirteenth centuries. This volume investigates how medieval farmers managed to produce the large harvests needed…

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Territorial Imaginaries

"The edited volume Territorial Imaginings contends that conventional mapping practices are inadequate to illustrate the complex and multi-faceted reality of territory and political sovereignty both p…

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Mapping the Constitution

Ending in mid-September 1787, the Constitutional Convention recommended that the state legislatures call conventions elected by the people to consider ratifying the newly proposed Constitution. The five N…

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Vanessa Taylor
Seven Rivers

A magisterial history of the seven rivers representing the great natural arteries running through civilization, by virtue of the roles they have played in our shared and conflicted world history.Every riv…

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Catherine Fletcher
The Roads to Rome

Inspired by original research and filled with color and drama, this is an exploration of two thousand years of history as seen through one the greatest imperial networks ever built.

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Emily Wakild
A Moderating Force

Over the past century, landscapes across South American fundamentally changed. As forests were felled, cities and highways built, and agricultural land was managed, national governments set aside protecte…

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Jack Cornish
The Lost Paths

Discover the rich history of Britain's millennia-old network of pathways, and it will be impossible to take an unremarkable walk again. . .'An essential read for those who love walking ' Jackie Morris, au…

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Emily Wakild
A Moderating Force

Over the past century, landscapes across South American fundamentally changed. As forests were felled, cities and highways built, and agricultural land was managed, national governments set aside protecte…

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Larry E. Tise, Michiel van Groesen
Theodore de Bry. America

Als der Kupferstecher und Verleger Theodor de Bry 1590 den ersten Band seiner America-Reihe herausgab, war die Neue Welt für die meisten Europäer in der Tat ganz neu und der Hunger nach Bildern entspreche…

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Alastair Bonnett
Extraordinary Islands

Explore the World's Most Extraordinary Islands: A Journey Through the Strange, Scary, Remote, and Naturally OddDive in to a captivating exploration of 29 of the world's most unique and enigmatic islands, …

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Jerry Brotton
Four Points of the Compass

A sparkling exploration of direction, by the acclaimed author of A History of the World in 12 MapsNorth, south, east and west: almost all societies use the four cardinal directions to orientate themselves…

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Geographers

Geographers: Biobibliographical Studiessheds new light on the history of geography through the biographies of distinguished practitioners from New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, and Hungary. Volume 41 focuses…

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Ian Goldin
The Shortest History of Migration

The Shortest History Series

We are a species in motion-from the first steps of Homo sapiens across Africa to America's "melting pot." And when we move-in search of better things, or against our will-our beliefs and skills …

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Robert D Kaplan
The Loom of Time

A stunning exploration of the Greater Middle East, where lasting stability has often seemed just out of reach but may hold the key to the shifting world order of the twenty-first century "Engaging . …

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Jonnie Fielding
Why Is Downing Street Painted Black?

'Jonnie made me see London through new eyes.' James Corden'A charming and surprising alternative tour of London. We loved this book' Map MenJonnie 'is a conduit for the city's soul, distilling its chaotic…

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Map Men
This Way Up

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA Waterstones Best Nature & Travel Writing Book 2025'Educational, smart and funny' Richard Osman'This book is superb' Charlie Brooker'Brilliant. Fascinating. Hilarious.' Jonn …

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