A description of modern birmingham is a historical urban study, industrial revolution account, and early 19th-century city survey that presents a detailed portrayal of Birmingham during a period of rapid industrial and economic expansion.
"e;Shehadeh's books are like beacons held up against the darkness"e; Observer"e;A heartbreaking, hopeful look at how Palestinian culture endures"e; Irish Times Forgotten is a search for hidden or neglected memorials and places in historic Palestine - now Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories - and what they might tell us about the land and the people who live on our small slip of earth between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.
Discover the Living World Beneath the River SurfaceLife Shaped by Rivers brings together the complete Freshwater Species Collection in one immersive volume, exploring the extraordinary diversity of freshwater life found in riverbeds, flowing streams, muddy habitats, and rocky environments.
Explore the Species That Define Survival in Freshwater EcosystemsThis volume invites readers to discover the extraordinary freshwater organisms that have evolved remarkable strategies to survive in challenging environments.
Prussian-born cartographer Oscar Hinrichs was a key member of Stonewall Jacksons staff, collaborated on maps with Jedediah Hotchkiss, and worked alongside such prominent Confederate leaders as Joe Johnston, Richard H.
In this fascinating history of Cold War cartography, Timothy Barney considers maps as central to the articulation of ideological tensions between American national interests and international aspirations.
Prussian-born cartographer Oscar Hinrichs was a key member of Stonewall Jacksons staff, collaborated on maps with Jedediah Hotchkiss, and worked alongside such prominent Confederate leaders as Joe Johnston, Richard H.
Este libro explora la historia y el impacto de la construccion de la carretera transpeninsular en Baja California Sur, una obra que transformo la movilidad interior de la region y conecto a sus habitantes con el resto del pais.
Beneath the rolling hills of Nkar Fondom in Bui Division, North West Cameroon, lies a monument that history tried to forget: Sehm Nkar — a massive trench carved into the earth by the hands of ancestors centuries ago.
A FASCINATING DELVE INTO THE HISTORY OF THE CITY, BY THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 47 BORDERS'Charming and outstandingly nerdish'ROBERT WEBB'I love Jonn Elledge; I love the way he looks at the world'MARINA HYDE_________For over 10,000 years, we humans have been busy altering our environment and embracing 'progress', evolving seamlessly from hunter gatherers to the modern urban sophisticates we see ourselves as today.
The history of the environmental movementfrom environmentalism of the nineteenth century to the environmental justice struggles of the late twentieth centuryhas often been portrayed as a series of efforts led by white environmentalists.
The history of the environmental movementfrom environmentalism of the nineteenth century to the environmental justice struggles of the late twentieth centuryhas often been portrayed as a series of efforts led by white environmentalists.
During the late eighteenth century, Portugal and Spain sent joint mapping expeditions to draw a nearly 10,000-mile border between Brazil and Spanish South America.
During the late eighteenth century, Portugal and Spain sent joint mapping expeditions to draw a nearly 10,000-mile border between Brazil and Spanish South America.
By delvinginto the complex, cross-generational exchanges that characterize anypolitical project as rampant as empire, thisthought-provoking study focusesonchildrenand their ambivalent, intimate relationships with mapsandpracticesof mappingat the dawn of the American Century.
By delvinginto the complex, cross-generational exchanges that characterize anypolitical project as rampant as empire, thisthought-provoking study focusesonchildrenand their ambivalent, intimate relationships with mapsandpracticesof mappingat the dawn of the American Century.
In this fascinating history of Cold War cartography, Timothy Barney considers maps as central to the articulation of ideological tensions between American national interests and international aspirations.
In this fascinating history of Cold War cartography, Timothy Barney considers maps as central to the articulation of ideological tensions between American national interests and international aspirations.
Premio Iberoamericano de Libro Académico del Siglo XIX (2017), otorgado por la Latin American Studies Association (LASA) «Dibujar la nación es un libro perspicaz y revolucionario que muestra las muchas contradicciones y paradojas del proceso de construcción de nación en Colombia, en particular, y en las Américas, en general, a mediados del siglo XIX.
Los monstruos marinos plasmados en mapas medievales y renacentistas son de los elementos más cautivadores de la cartografía antigua —bien sea que esas criaturas aparezcan nadando ágilmente, retozando entre las olas, atacando barcos o simplemente exhibiéndose ante nuestra mirada para que nos deleitemos con ellas—, pero nunca han sido estudiados con detenimiento.
Concebido como un complemento del «Atlas histórico mundial», dirigido por Georges Duby y publicado en esta misma colección, contiene más de 100 mapas en los que se describen los principales episodios del devenir histórico peninsular.
Winner of the 2020 Michael Jacobs Prize; shortlisted for the Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer's Award'A treasure chest full of rare and exquisitely rendered stories' JON LEE ANDERSON'The best book you are likely to read on Cuba for ages' SPECTATORA brilliantly unconventional and riveting ride through Cuba's history, drawing on the David and Goliath dynamic of its confrontations with the US and other superpowers.
Ideado por Georges Duby, prestigioso historiador francés, este atlas histórico, obra de referencia en el ámbito de la geografía histórica y el desarrollocronológico, se presenta en una edición renovada y actualizada, con más de 340 mapas, que incluye los acontecimientos más recientes de la historia mundial, como el Brexit, la crisis del Coronavirus, la guerra en Ucrania o la ofensiva israelí en Palestina tras los ataques de Hamás.
In 35 Essays, zumeist verfasst für die preußischen Zeitungen die seine Auftraggeber waren, berichtet Fontane hier von seinem fünfmonatigen Aufenthalt in der englischen Haupstadt.
