A History of the World in Twelve Maps 12个地图上的世界史
- 作者
- 出版社 Allen Lane
- 出版时间 2012年9月
- ISBN 9781846140990
- 定价 339.00
内容简介
JerryBrottonisthepresenteroftheacclaimedBBC4series'Maps:Power,PlunderandPossession'.Herehetellsthestoryofourworldthroughmaps.Throughouthistory,mapshavebeenfundamentalinshapingourviewoftheworld,andourplaceinit.Butfarfrombeingpurelyscientificobjects,worldmapsareunavoidablyideologicalandsubjective,intimatelyboundupwiththesystemsofpowerandauthorityofparticulartimesandplaces.Mapmakersdonotsimplyrepresenttheworld,theyconstructitoutoftheideasoftheirage.Inthisscintillatingbook,JerryBrottonexaminesthesignificanceof12maps-fromthemysticalrepresentationsofancienthistorytothesatellite-derivedimageryoftoday.Hevividlyrecreatestheenvironmentsandcircumstancesinwhicheachofthemapswasmade,showinghoweachconveysahighlyindividualviewoftheworld-whethertheJerusalem-centredChristianperspectiveofthe14thcenturyHerefordMappaMundiorthePetersprojectionofthe1970swhichaimedtogivedueweightto'thethirdworld'.Althoughthewaywemapoursurroundingsisoncemorechangingdramatically,Brottonarguesthatmapstodayarenomoredefinitiveorobjectivethantheyhaveeverbeen-butthattheycontinuetomakeargumentsandpropositionsabouttheworld,andtorecreate,shapeandmediateourviewofit.Readersofthisbookwillneverlookatamapinquitethesamewayagain.
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