Four Points Of The Compass: Unexpected History Direction Jerry Brotton Allen Lane Αγγλικά Βιβλία General Issues

A Sparkling Exploration Of Direction By The Acclaimed Author History World In 12 Mapsnorth South East And West: Almost All Societies Use Four Cardinal Directions To Orientate Themselves Understand Who They Are Projecting Where For Millennia These Have Been Foundational Our Travel Navigation Central Imaginative Moral Political Geography Virtually Every Culture Yet Far More Subjective Various – Sometimes Contradictory Than We Might Realize Points Compass Takes Reader On Journey Directional Discovery Jerry Brotton Reveals Why Hebrew Privileges Renaissance Europeans Began Drawing North At Top Their Maps Early Islam Revered Aztecs Used Five Colour-Coded No Primitive Or Modern Ever Orientated Westwards He Ends Reflecting Digital Age Which Little Blue Dot Screen Become Most Important Point Throughout Shows That Reflect Human Desire Create Order Only Meaning Literally Metaphorically Depending You Stand Σελίδες: 208 Διαστάσεις: 14 4X14 4Cm