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In Space We Read Time - On the History of Civilization and Geopolitics (Hardcover)
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In Space We Read Time - On the History of Civilization and Geopolitics (Hardcover)
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History is usually thought of as a tale of time, a string of events
flowing in a particular chronological order. But as Karl SchlOgel
shows in this groundbreaking book, the where of history is just as
important as the when. SchlOgel relishes space the way a writer
relishes a good story: on a quest for a type of history that takes
full account of place, he explores everything from landscapes to
cities, maps to railway timetables. Do you know the origin of the
name "Everest"? What can the layout of towns tell us about the
American Dream? In Space We Read Time reveals this and much, much
more. Here is both a model for thinking about history within
physical space and a stimulating history of thought about space, as
SchlOgel reads historical periods and events within the context of
their geographical location. Discussions range from the history of
geography in France to what a town directory from 1930s Berlin can
say about professional trades that have since disappeared. He takes
a special interest in maps, which can serve many purposes one
poignant example being the German Jewish community's 1938 atlas of
emigration, which showed the few remaining possibilities for
escape. Other topics include Thomas Jefferson's map of the United
States; the British survey of India; and the multiple cartographers
with Woodrow Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference, where the aim
was to redraw Europe's boundaries on the basis of ethnicity. Moving
deftly from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to 9/11 and from Vermeer's
paintings to the fall of the Berlin Wall, this intriguing book
presents history from a completely new perspective.
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