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  • Mapping the Cold War

    Cartography and the Framing of America’s International Power

    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. Barney argues that the borders, scales, projections, and other conventions of maps prescribed and constrained the means by which foreign policy elites, popular audiences, and social activists ... Leer más

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    Mapping the Cold War

    Cartography and the Framing of America’s International Power

    Narrado por William Hughes ...

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    10 hora 45 minutos

    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. Barney argues that the borders, scales, projections, and other conventions of maps prescribed and constrained the means by which foreign policy elites, popular audiences, and social activists ... Leer más

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    Intellectuals and Society

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    This title offers a withering and clear-eyed critique about—but not for—intellectuals that explores their impact on public opinion, policy, and society at large.The thesis ofIntellectuals and Societystates that the influence of intellectuals is not only greater than in previous eras but also takes a very different form from that envisioned by those like Machiavelli and others who have wanted to ... Leer más

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    Atlas of Cursed Places

    A Travel Guide to Dangerous and Frightful Destinations

    Narrado por James Langton ...

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    3 hora 9 minutos

    Atlas Obscura says this lushly illustrated New York Times bestselling guide to dozens of dangerous, eerie, and infamous locations is the perfect gift for "those who believe the world is still full of mysteries to investigate."Pick up the acclaimed Atlas of Cursed Places and visit the world's most nerve-wracking locations. With pithy historical profiles, vintage full-color maps, and haunting tales ... Leer más

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  • Death on the Waterways

    Canals reached their zenith in the eighteenth century during the Industrial Revolution, before the arrival of the railways usurped their position, whereupon a number of them fell in to disrepair and disuse. For many years forgotten, canals and waterways have enjoyed an enormous resurgence in popularity as the recent leisure industry has placed them once more at the forefront of a lively community. ... Leer más

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  • Once Within Borders

    Territories of Power, Wealth, and Belonging since 1500

    Throughout history, human societies have been organized preeminently as territories—politically bounded regions whose borders define the jurisdiction of laws and the movement of peoples. At a time when the technologies of globalization are eroding barriers to communication, transportation, and trade, Once Within Borders explores the fitful evolution of territorial organization as a worldwide ... Leer más

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  • Nipissing

    Historic Waterway, Wilderness Playground

    2016 Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Award — Shortlisted2015 Speaker's Book Award — ShortlistedExplore the history of tourism in the Nipissing Passageway, from Mattawa to Georgian Bay, beginning with Champlain’s voyage in 1615.In the nineteenth century, while the hope of building a Georgian Bay Ship Canal remained elusive, promotional efforts were made by the railways to market the area as a ... Leer más

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  • The Islamic-Byzantine Frontier

    Interaction and Exchange Among Muslim and Christian Communities

    de A. Asa Eger ...
    The retreat of the Byzantine army from Syria in around 650 CE, in advance of the approaching Arab armies, is one that has resounded emphatically in the works of both Islamic and Christian writers, and created an enduring motif: that of the Islamic-Byzantine frontier. For centuries, Byzantine and Islamic scholars have evocatively sketched a contested border: the annual raids between the two, the ... Leer más

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  • An Atlas of Northamptonshire

    The Medieval and Early-Modern Landscape

    An Atlas of Northamptonshire presents an historical atlas of the greater part of Northamptonshire (the first quarter having been published as An Atlas of Rockingham Forest). It presents in map form the results of fieldwork and documentary research undertaken since the mid-1960s to map the landscape of the whole of Northamptonshire prior to enclosure by Parliamentary Act. This is the first time a ... Leer más

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  • Bibliography of Sources on the Region of Former Yugoslavia Volume Iii

    Volume Iii

    de Rusko Matuli? ...
    This is the third volume of the Bibliography of Sources on the Region of Former Yugoslavia. Volume one was published in 1998, and volume two in 2007, both by the East European Monographs, Boulder, CO. The contents and presentation follows closely previous volumes with changes dictated by political changes in the region, thus 13.14c denotes Republic of Montenegro while 13.14d covers entries for ... Leer más

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  • Animal Metropolis

    Histories of Human-Animal Relations in Urban Canada

    Series Libro 8 - Canadian History and Environment
    Animal Metropolis brings a Canadian perspective to the growing field of animal history, ranging across species and cities, from the beavers who engineered Stanley Park to the carthorses who shaped the city of Montreal. Some essays consider animals as spectacle: orca captivity in Vancouver, polar bear tourism in Churchill, Manitoba, fish on display in the Dominion Fisheries Museum, and the ... Leer más

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  • Mapping the Chinese and Islamic Worlds

    Cross-Cultural Exchange in Pre-Modern Asia

    de Hyunhee Park ...
    Long before Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope en route to India, the peoples of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia engaged in vigorous cross-cultural exchanges across the Indian Ocean. This book focuses on the years 700 to 1500, a period when powerful dynasties governed both regions, to document the relationship between the Islamic and Chinese worlds before the arrival of the Europeans. ... Leer más

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