Throughout history, maps have been fundamental in shaping our view of the world, and our place in it. But far from being purely scientific objects, maps of the world are unavoidably ideological and subjective, intimately bound up with the systems of power and authority of particular times and places. Mapmakers do not simply represent the world, they construct it out of the idea...
Throughout history, maps have been fundamental in shaping our view of the world, and our place in it. But far from being purely scientific objects, maps of the world are unavoidably ideological and subjective, intimately bound up with the systems of power and authority of particular times and places. Mapmakers do not simply represent the world, they construct it out of the ideas of their age. In this scintillating book, Jerry Brotton examines the significance of 12 maps - from the almost mystical representations of ancient history to the satellite-derived imagery of today. He vividly recreates the environments and circumstances in which each of the maps was made, showing how each conveys a highly individual view of the world. Brotton shows how each of his maps both influenced and reflected contemporary events and how, by reading it, we can better understand the worlds that produced it.
Although the way we map our surroundings is changing, Brotton argues that maps today are no more definitive or objective than they have ever been, but that they continue to define, shape and recreate the world. Readers of this book will never look at a map in quite the same way again.
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Jerry Brotton is Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary University of London, and a leading expert in the history of maps and Renaissance cartography. His most recent book, The Sale of the Late King's Goods: Charles I and his Art Collection (2006), was short-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize as well as the Hessell-Tiltman History Prize. In 2010, he was the presenter o...
Jerry Brotton is Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary University of London, and a leading expert in the history of maps and Renaissance cartography. His most recent book, The Sale of the Late King's Goods: Charles I and his Art Collection (2006), was short-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize as well as the Hessell-Tiltman History Prize. In 2010, he was the presenter of the BBC4 series 'Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession'.
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0 有用 Oasis 2018-01-17 04:00:26
在巴黎莎士比亚书店买的，当时有个很帅很巴黎的男生拿了这本书，我好奇也拿下来翻了翻，觉得还不错，就带回了家。断断续续看了大半年终于看完了，挺有意思的，作者非常会讲故事，但真的很难啃。
0 有用 SHENyiqi 2017-07-29 12:55:11
读得很累……
0 有用 Z. 2017-10-31 14:51:56
读过所有的英文原版书里，最难的。。。老了半年，终于看完了，真不容易。不过值得看看。
0 有用 阿西bug 2017-06-05 23:21:48
妈呀终于啃完啦
0 有用 影子。 2021-06-27 22:05:27
MA时某课的教材，每周一章并没有什么压力。那个课的教授很烂，但是书是好书。地图和地理都是好东西啊。