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Spatial Webs Mapping Anatolian Pasts for Research and the Public

Roosevelt Christopher H.

ISBN: PB: 9786057685377, University of Chicago Press, Koc University Press, March 2021
236 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 72 colour plates, 56 figures, 16 tables

Spatial Webs charts the cultural heritage and identity of Anatolia, focusing on projects that incorporate Geographic Information Systems and other analytical tools in spatially significant research into the past. An important new contribution to arch...

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Asia

Selden Map of China A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty

Hongping Annie

ISBN: HB: 9781851245246, Bodleian Library Publishing, June 2019
96 pp., 25.9x23.7 cm, 40 colour illus.

Dating from the seventeenth century at the height of the Ming Dynasty, the Selden Map of China reveals a country very different from popular conceptions of the time, looking not inward to the Asian landmass but outward to the sea. Discovered in the s...

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Sidewalk City Remapping Public Space in Ho Chi Minh City

Kim Annette Miae

ISBN: HB: 9780226119229, University of Chicago Press, May 2015
264 pp., 22.8x21.5 cm, 32 colour plates, 14 halftones, 7 line drawings

For most, the term "public space" conjures up images of large, open areas: community centers for meetings and social events; the ancient Greek agora for political debates; green parks for festivals and recreation. In many of the world's major cities,...

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Astronomy

Secret Science Spanish Cosmography and the New World

Portuondo Maria M.

ISBN: PB: 9780226055404, ISBN: HB: 9780226675343, University of Chicago Press, April 2013
352 pp., 25x15 cm, 5 tables, 10 colour plates, 14 halftones, 5 line illus.

The discovery of the New World raised many questions for early modern scientists: What did these lands contain? Where did they lie in relation to Europe? Who lived there, and what were their inhabitants like? Imperial expansion necessitated changes i...

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Sovereign Map Theoretical Approaches in Cartography throughout History

Christian Jacob

ISBN: HB: 9780226389530, University of Chicago Press, October 2006
464 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 11 colour plates, 45 halftones, 15 line drawings

A novel work in the history of cartography, "The Sovereign Map" argues that maps are as much about thinking as seeing, as much about the art of persuasion as the science of geography. As a classicist, Christian Jacob brings a fresh eye to his subject...

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Spying with Maps Surveillance Technologies and the Future of Privacy

Monmonier Mark

ISBN: PB: 9780226534282, University of Chicago Press, November 2002
250 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 7 halftones, 58 line drawings

Maps, as we know, help us find our way around. But they're also powerful tools for someone hoping to find you. Widely available in electronic and paper formats, maps offer revealing insights into our movements and activities, even our likes and disli...

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