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Un viaje desde los primeros intentos por comprender el mundo de las civilizaciones de la Antigüedad, pasando por el advenimiento de la cartografía comercial y los progresos tecnológicos que permitier

* Un pasaporte a más de 300 de los rincones más oscuros del mundo: un compendio de destinos como ningún otro.* Viaje en el tiempo para visitar los gulags de la época soviética y las forti?caciones de la Guerra Fria; vislumbre un futuro apocaliptico en la zona de exclusion de Chernobil; conozca los bombardeos de Hiroshima y Nagasaki.* Sea testigo de tragedias inolvidables en campos de batalla, de la muerte y de exterminio. Sienta la inspiracion de historias de enormes sacrificios y del triunfo del espiritu humano y preparese para emprender el viaje de su vida. El turismo oscuro esta en auge, y cada vez son mas las personas que optan por viajar a lugares de tragica importancia para comprender mejor los acontecimientos mundiales devastadores, reflexionar sobre ellos e involucrarse de manera significativa con nuestra herencia mas preocupante en lugar de optar por unas vacaciones meramente escapistas.El autor Peter Hohenhaus ha visitado casi todos los lugares que aparecen en el libro y aporta al lector su conocimiento de primera mano.

Desde la Antigüedad hasta nuestros días, los exploradores y viajeros españoles han contribuido al conocimiento geográfico y científico del mundo y han sido protagonistas relevantes de aventuras extra

Descubre las maravillas de este fabuloso país con Atlas del Perú , el primer y único atlas ilustrado para niños con reseñas de lo mejor y másrepresentativo de cada región. En sus páginas, encontrarás mapas regionales con hermosas y divertidas ilustraciones para que los mas pequeñosdel hogar conozcan las particularidades culturales, economicas, geograficas e historicas de cada rincon de este riquisimo pais. Atlas del Peru es una introduccion a la geografia del Peru cuyo proposito central es motivar a los niños a conocer mas acerca de las diversas regiones del pais.

El trabajo dirigido por las docentes e investigadoras Mónica Cortellezzi y Nesrin Karake contó con la valiosa colaboración del cartógrafo Martín Rizzo y los geógrafos profesionales Yésica Jacqueline Tapiz y Daniel Aricoma Merida, quienes realizaron diferentes tareas para la concrecion de este atlas. Partimos de una certeza: casi el 90 % de la poblacion mendocina vive en ciudades que estan interrelacionadas y que, de esta manera, constituyen un sistema complejo, jerarquizado e interdependiente. El Gran Mendoza la metropoli regional es la cabeza de este sistema. Hemos elegido abordar el estudio del sistema urbano mendocino en forma de un atlas, con el apoyo de mapas, graficos, tablas y fotografias. La Geografia urbana nos brindo las bases teorica y metodologica para elaborar el esquema que dio lugar a los capitulos de este libro. Este Atlas del sistema urbano de la provincia de Mendoza, obra destinada a cientificos, estudiantes y agentes publicos y privados, es una herramienta que da cuenta del conjunto de ciudades encabezada por la metropoli regional, el Gran Mendoza, y el papel que cumple esta aglomeracion en los planos regional e internacional.

O Atlas Digital pretende contribuir para as pesquisas em Cartografia Histórica, oferecendo alternativas metodológicas e técnicas no tratamento da informação espacial e nas pesquisas voltadas à anális

Atlas of Empires tells the story of how and why the great empires of history came into being, operated, and ultimately declined, and it discusses the future of the empire in todays globalized world. This book features 60 beautiful and detailed maps of the empires territories at different stages of their existence, and it organizes them thematically to reflect the different driving forces behind empires throughout history (such as faith, nomadic culture, nationhood, and capitalism). Each section discusses the rise and fall of the empires that existed in a region: *Government and society *Wealth and technology *War and military force *Religious beliefs *And more! From the earliest empires of the Sumerians and the Pharaohs to the modern empires of the USSR and the European Union, this is a story that reveals how empires are created and organized, how later empires resolve the problems of governance faced by earlier empires, and how the political and cultural legacies of ancient empires are still felt today.

From the Ghostbusters HQ in New York to Nemos fish tank in Sydney, from the Phantom of the Operas Parisian lair to scenes from Grand Theft Auto in LA, this is an amazing atlas of imaginary locations in real-life cities around the world. Locations from film, TV, books, computer games and comics are ingeniously plotted on a series of beautiful vintage-looking maps.Feauturing 14 of the worlds greatest cities, the maps show exactly where your favourite characters lived, loved, worked and played, and where iconic scenes took place. The locations have been painstakingly tracked down, mapped, annotated and wittily divulged by the authors, and an extensive index helps you find them all. Within the pages of this book, youll discover: Where in London super-spies James Bond and George Smiley are neighbours. The route of the exciting San Francisco car chase in Bullitt. The Tokyo homes of all the magical girls from the classic Sailor Moon anime.And many more fascinating locations drawn from the worlds imagination.Accompanying the maps are illuminating essays that explain how the authors came to their decisions, along with explorations of the key locations and fun timelines of imaginary events. Find out how to get to Sesame Street, where to join Starfleet and thousands of other places besides, in this indispensable guidebook to all those places you always wanted to visit if only they were real.

WINNER, Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2022: Illustrated Travel Book of the Year. HIGHLY COMMENDED, British Cartographic Society Awards 2022.From Stephen Kings Salems Lot to the superhero land of Wakanda, from Lilliput of Gullivers Travels to Springfield in The Simpsons, this is a wondrous atlas of imagined places around the world. Locations from film, tv, literature, myths, comics and video games are plotted in a series of beautiful vintage-looking maps.The maps feature fictional buildings, towns, cities and countries plus mountains and rivers, oceans and seas. Ever wondered where the Bates Motel was based? Or Bedford Falls in Its a Wonderful Life? The authors have taken years to research the likely geography of thousands of popular culture locations that have become almost real to us. Sometimes these are easy to work out, but other times a bit of detective work is needed and the authors have been those detectives. By looking at the maps, youll find that the revolution at Animal Farm happened next to Winnie the Poohs home.Each location has an an extended index entry plus coordinates so you can find it on the maps. Illuminating essays accompanying the maps give a great insight into the stories behind the imaginary places, from Harry Potters wizardry to Stone Age Bedrock in the Flintstones.A stunning map collection of invented geography and topography drawn from the worlds imagination. Fascinating and beautiful, this is an essential book for any popular culture fan and map enthusiast.

Esta obra retrata os desafios para a compreender as migrações internacionais no século XXI, com importantes avanços teórico-metodológicos. As análises apresentadas sobre o estudo de brasileiros na Fr

A Biogeografia é área do conhecimento e da ciência que se preocupa em identificar e compreender a distribuição dos seres vivos nos diversos ambientes naturais e antropizados do planeta Terra. Entreta

A Biogeografia e a Geoecologia das Paisagens são dois ramos do Conhecimento Geográfico convergentes e que têm motivado diversas pesquisas durante as duas últimas décadas. Ao passo que aliam abordagen

Black Plaques are not to be found proudly mounted on a wall and for good reason. What with their commemoration of a brutal execution outside Westminster Abbey, the selling of sex toys in St Jamess Park and an intruder at Buckingham Palace with Royal undergarments stuffed down his trousers, this is not sort of historical subject matter that authorities choose to grace a buildings facade or depict on a visitor information board. In fact, many might hope that such indecorous and inconvenient episodes remain quietly overlooked. But this book jogs such artful lapses of memory and at more than one hundred locations across London, Black Plaques lift the carefully placed rug to discover an unsightly, but strangely beckoning, stain.

Volumen 38 de la obra Cuba: la Naturaleza y el Hombre describe la geografía de Cuba alrededor de sus costas, cayos e islas a través de los viajes de bojeo que realizara el autor en los años de las dé

A Copa do Mundo de 1994, realizada nos Estados Unidos, foi um marco na história do esporte. Com um formato inovador e estádios repletos de torcedores, o torneio trouxe à tona a habilidade, a garra e

O conjunto de textos aqui reunidos representa um passo na consolidaço de um olhar que se abriu sobre a imensa diversidade do universo das cidades pequenas. Simples nas suas configuraçes, essas cidades aparecem de uma desafiadora complexidade quando a metodologia de abordagem procura articular as escalas espaciais e temporais pertinentes a esses objetos de pesquisa. Por isso no deve faltar ousadia, perseverança e coragem aos pesquisadores brasileiros que os escolheram para contribuir ao entendimento das dinamicas do espaço geografico.

A história da humanidade é marcada por grandes movimentos migratórios. A partir da década de 1980, muitos brasileiros emigraram para Portugal, o que levou os brasileiros a se tornarem um dos principais grupos de estrangeiros em terras lusitanas. Mas a crise em 2008 fez com que parte desses emigrantes retornasse ao Brasil. Romerito da Silva responde em sua obra, por meio de uma perspectiva geografica, por que alguns escolheram retornar e outros escolheram ficar em Portugal. Entrevistando 125 pessoas, ele se aprofunda na compreenso dessa dinamica migratoria, acreditando que os resultados possam contribuir para ampliar discusses teoricas e fundamentar o desenvolvimento de politicas publicas especificas.

Este livro é um manual essencial sobre o pensamento geográfico brasileiro dos séc. XIX e XX. Supre uma lacuna nos estudos sobre a geografia brasileira, fazendo um apanhado das formulações geográficas

Blue, red, green and black plaques they are everywhere in Bristol, on houses, bridges and even on a riverbank. But have you ever wanted to know more than the brief details they tell you about the person they honour? There are fascinating and colourful stories behind all of the plaques in the city, which venerate a variety of artists, inventors and scientists, as well as ordinary folk who have done extraordinary things. Read about the ex-convict whose books were turned into West End musicals, the millionaire businessman who was promised a cabbage a year as thanks for his philanthropy, and the architect transported for financial fraud who ended up having his portrait on a banknote. This handy guide is for all the curious, who want to know more about the people who lived and worked in the city in times gone by. The first volume of its kind, it is the only reference book to contain potted histories of Bristols fascinating plaques.

Peter A. McCue examines intriguing reports of people experiencing uncanny events in Britains woods and forests, from mysterious lights and strange animal encounters to ghostly experiences. Much of the reported witness testimony was obtained first-hand by McCue or other researchers. While he draws sceptical conclusions about some of the alleged incidents, he takes others seriously and considers possible explanations. Fully illustrated and written in McCues inimitable style, Britains Paranormal Forests will make you think again about your next walk in the woods.