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Una mirada ingeniosa y sorprendente sobre cómo los mapas han moldeado nuestra realidad.La gente ha estado trazando líneas en los mapas desde que existen mapas sobre los cuales dibujar. A veces basadas en la geografia fisica, otras veces completamente arbitrarias, estas lineas podrian haber sido muy distintas si una guerra, un tratado o las decisiones de un puñado de europeos agotados hubieran tomado otro rumbo. Al contar las historias de estas fronteras podemos aprender mucho sobre como se forman las identidades politicas, por que el mundo tiene el aspecto que tiene, y sobre la magnitud de la necedad humana. Desde los intentos romanos de definir los limites de la civilizacion, hasta el acuerdo secreto entre britanicos y franceses para repartirse el Imperio Otomano durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, pasando por la razon por la cual Bolivia, a pesar de no tener salida al mar, mantiene una armada, este es un recorrido fascinante, ingenioso y sorprendente por la historia del mundo contada a traves de sus fronteras.

The Indonesia Travel Map from Periplus is designed as a convenient easy to use tool for travelers This map created using durable coated paper is made to open and fold multiple times whether it s the entire map that you want to view or one panel at a time Following highways and byways this map will show you how to maneuver your way to banks gardens hotels golf courses museums monuments restaurants churches and temples movie theaters shopping centers and more This 6th edition includes maps and plans that are scaled to Area Maps Western Indonesia 1 4 000 000 Eastern Indonesia 1 4 000 000 Jakarta Area 1 250 000 Bali 1 500 000 South Bali 1 100 000 City Plan Central Jakarta 1 30 000 Periplus Travel Maps cover most of the major cities and travel destinations in the Asia Pacific region The series includes an amazing variety of fascinating destinations from the multifaceted subcontinent of India to the bustling city state of Singapore and the western style metropolis of Sydney to the Asian charms of Bali All titles are continuously updated ensuring they keep up with the considerable changes in this fast developing part of the world This extensive geographical reach and attention to detail mean that Periplus Travel Maps are the natural first choice

This glorious guided tour of cartographic history features more than 300 of the most famous and important maps of all time Immerse yourself in ancient Chinese star charts decipher medieval Mappae Mundi and marvel at intricate surveys of the ocean floor and the lunar surface Discover how Polynesian navigators used sticks to chart their way across the Pacific what a rhumb line is and where dragons were once said to lurk Organized chronologically the book includes the most celebrated examples of maps spanning more than 5 000 years explaining everything from scales and compasses to meteorological symbols and exploring techniques from engraving and printing to cartographic projection Entries also place the maps in their wider cultural and historical context providing a complete overview of the subject Combining stunning reproductions with precise annotation visual analysis and pull out details Maps Annotated brings an expertly curated selection of the world s most celebrated maps right into your home telling the fascinating stories behind each one

Reveals how people have used valued and understood forests over time

A beautiful and engaging guide to global warming s impact around the world Our planet is in peril Seas are rising oceans are acidifying ice is melting coasts are flooding species are dying and communities are faltering Despite these dire circumstances most of us don t have a clear sense of how the interconnected crises in our ocean are affecting the climate system food webs coastal cities and biodiversity and which solutions can help us co create a better future Engaging and enraging San Francisco Chronicle The Atlas of Disappearing Places depicts twenty locations across the globe under siege from four different climate impacts Each chapter paints a portrait of an existential threat in a particular place weaving together contemporary stories and speculative future histories with beautiful full color illustrations to offer suggestions for practical ways to reduce climate impact Foreword Reviews As the effects of climate change continue to become clearer and the time to reverse it slips further away The Atlas of Disappearing Places is a striking and deeply researched work of art and environmental activism BookPage that will inspire readers to take on the greatest fight of our lives

Explore the World s Most Extraordinary Islands A Journey Through the Strange Scary Remote and Naturally Odd Dive in to a captivating exploration of 29 of the world s most unique and enigmatic islands each with its own compelling story This visually stunning book is divided into four sections each revealing a different facet of these extraordinary locales Strange Uncover islands that defy the ordinary From Ocean Flower in China an artificial lotus shaped archipelago now mired in financial ruin to Santa Cruz Del Islote the world s most crowded island these islands challenge the boundaries of imagination Marvel at the Floating City in the Pacific a visionary eco island and learn about Kihnu famous for the central and visible role of its women Scary Venture into the eerie and unsettling Discover Runit s ominous concrete dome packed with nuclear waste or the haunted island of Poveglia off the coast of Venice Experience the chilling history of Fire Island where Russia s most dangerous murderers are imprisoned Remote Journey to the furthest corners of the Earth Explore Socotra and its unique flora and fauna and Inaccessible Island surrounded by cliffs and rarely seen by human eyes Visit Fort Jefferson a remote and enigmatic outpost of the Ame

Tienes en tus manos un libro que se puede considerar histórico. Un libro imprescindible en tus estanterías para las generaciones venideras. Un libro que viene a ser una especie de ?Mapa de la Memoria?, en el que pueblo a pueblo, provincia a provincia, recorremos España entera recordando y plasmando fotograficamente todo el expolio cultural, artistico e historico que desde 1978 se ha cometido en España por las diferentes fuerzas politicas, acelerado en los ultimos años por el P.S.O.E y las nefastas leyes de la mal llamada memoria. Un libro en el que te encontraras mas de 5.000 fotografias de todo lo expoliado, ademas de casi 300 biografias de personajes a los que se les han quitado calles, placas o estatuas, todo ello apoyado por textos de grandes firmas, como el escultor Salvador Amaya; el Presidente de la Fundacion Nacional Francisco Franco, Juan Chicharro; su Presidente de Honor, Luis Alfonso de Borbon; y los historiadores Juan Cobos Arevalo, Alejandro Nolasco, Jose Piñeiro Maceiras, Juan Negreira y Francisco Torres Garcia, entre otros. Un libro que sera el testimonio fotografico de la verdadera memoria, de lo que fue España y de como el sacrificio de los españoles, dirigidos por su Caudillo, hizo que lo que parecia un sueño imposible se convirtiera en UNA nacion prospera, en una empresa GRANDE, que se paseo por el mundo como un ejemplo de pueblo verdaderamente LIBRE. Tambien en el libro encontraras un interesante capitulo, vergonzante para los instigadores de esa mal llamada memoria ?historica? y ?democratica?, en los que podras apreciar la cantidad de simbolos republicanos que permanecieron intactos en la ?malvada dictadura?.