Maps and the 20th Century - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Maps and the 20th Century write by Tom Harper. This book was released on 2016. Maps and the 20th Century available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "This book tells a global story of a turbulent century in history through its most powerful and important object: the map. It includes over 130 illustrations of the most intriguing and unusual maps of the period from the world's greatest map collection, and uses them to tell the story of war, peace, depression, prosperity, and social and technological change that has made the world what it is today. This bold new history will challenge the reader's perceptions about maps, revealing them as objects of persuasion and power, as well as humour and even sadness. Above all it will open the reader's eyes to the prevalence of maps in everyday life. Highlights include a trench-map of the First World War battlefields, a Luftwaffe map of Liverpool, the original sketch for the London Tube, detailed maps of the ocean floor, and a poster showing Mao studying a map on his Long March."--Front flap of printed paper wrapper.
A History of the Twentieth Century in 100 Maps
A History of the Twentieth Century in 100 Maps - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A History of the Twentieth Century in 100 Maps write by Tim Bryars. This book was released on 2014-12-10. A History of the Twentieth Century in 100 Maps available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The twentieth century was a golden age of mapmaking, an era of cartographic boom. Maps proliferated and permeated almost every aspect of daily life, not only chronicling geography and history but also charting and conveying myriad political and social agendas. Here Tim Bryars and Tom Harper select one hundred maps from the millions printed, drawn, or otherwise constructed during the twentieth century and recount through them a narrative of the century’s key events and developments. As Bryars and Harper reveal, maps make ideal narrators, and the maps in this book tell the story of the 1900s—which saw two world wars, the Great Depression, the Swinging Sixties, the Cold War, feminism, leisure, and the Internet. Several of the maps have already gained recognition for their historical significance—for example, Harry Beck’s iconic London Underground map—but the majority of maps on these pages have rarely, if ever, been seen in print since they first appeared. There are maps that were printed on handkerchiefs and on the endpapers of books; maps that were used in advertising or propaganda; maps that were strictly official and those that were entirely commercial; maps that were printed by the thousand, and highly specialist maps issued in editions of just a few dozen; maps that were envisaged as permanent keepsakes of major events, and maps that were relevant for a matter of hours or days. As much a pleasure to view as it is to read, A History of the Twentieth Century in 100 Maps celebrates the visual variety of twentieth century maps and the hilarious, shocking, or poignant narratives of the individuals and institutions caught up in their production and use.
Historical Atlas of the 20th Century
Historical Atlas of the 20th Century - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Historical Atlas of the 20th Century write by John Haywood. This book was released on 2001. Historical Atlas of the 20th Century available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A historical atlas covering the geographical changes that have occurred in the world during the 20th century.
A History of the 20th Century in 100 Maps
A History of the 20th Century in 100 Maps - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A History of the 20th Century in 100 Maps write by Tim Bryars. This book was released on 2014. A History of the 20th Century in 100 Maps available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The 20th century was a golden age of map-making, and maps permeated almost every aspect of daily life. It was a century overshadowed by war which was also marked by tremendous social and technological change to which millions of contemporary maps bear witness. Most were created for a specific and immediate purpose, and have never been reprinted or discussed, until now. From the first British concentration camps to the only Nazi labour camp on British soil, and from a trench map used at the Battle of the Somme to an escape and evasion map from the first Gulf War, this book explores the cartographic legacy of 20th-century conflict, from top-secret documents to mass propaganda. These 100 maps tell many stories, revealing changing social attitudes towards the unfamiliar and unconventional, from Jewish London at the turn of the century to women in the workplace, and from the Edwardian opium trade to gay London in the 1980s. The maps cover the peak of imperial pageantry as well as rapid post-war decolonisation, and they explore technological change from the expansion of the London Underground system to 1980s computer games. This book tells the story of a 'British' 20th century, but one which has been interpreted in the broadest possible sense, culturally and geographically.
International History of the Twentieth Century
International History of the Twentieth Century - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook International History of the Twentieth Century write by Antony Best. This book was released on 2004. International History of the Twentieth Century available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Using their thematic and regional expertise, four prominent authors have produced an authoritative yet accessible account of the history of international relations in the last century, covering events in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.
