Shortlisted for a 2016 Edward Standford Travel Writing Award. This beautiful atlas is a celebration of the unusual events, objects & people that make our world such a fascinating place. Living on the planet are more than 7 billion people, all with their own interests, traditions & ways of life. & the extraordinary scenery
- from the icy poles to scorching hot deserts, lush tropical rainforests, giant rocky caves & canyons, remarkable rivers, lakes & seas, also provides a home to a phenomenally wide range of different animals & plants. This unbelievable round-the-world adventure will take you through all of the planet`s continents & countries, & on the way you`ll get to see just how diverse the world can be. The beautifully illustrated maps feature key aspects, such as borders, capital cities & major rivers, & are perfect for engaging young readers. Discover facts & stats about the country or region & get up close & personal with some of Earth`s most mysterious & unusual creatures, places, objects & events in this beautiful world atlas for children & adults alike. Are you ready to see our amazing world in a whole new light? Atlas of Oddities is an absorbing, gift atlas that will delight young & old fans of Maps & Atlas of Adventures. Great for young explorers aged 7 & up.
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An Atlas of Radical Cartography is a box-set collection of ten maps & ten essays concerned with social issues. The title is inherently political product & its contributors make no qualms about wearing their beliefs & allegiances on their sleeves. The aim of An Atlas of Radical Cartography is to provide a critical foundation for an area of work that bridges art & design, cartography, geography & activism, provoking responses & understandings of power & its representations, & its effects on people & places. ...

A guide to some of the rarest birds in existence, brought together by the maps showing where in the world you can find them. The guide focusses on 50 captivating stories of the very rare, including remarkable discoveries of species new to science, rediscoveries of species not seen for centuries & 'back from the brink of extinction' successes like Seychelles Magpie-Robin & California Condor. Each species has its own mini-chapter & the book will be broken down into key groups of species, with the five most amazing tales of island endemics, five most bizarre cases of a bird becoming threatened, & so on. This will be an accessible, readable & visually appealing take on a serious subject of threatened birds & possible extinctions
- a topic that is constantly in the news due to increasing concerns over climate change & habitat destruction. The atlas format shows the global nature of the problem & brings together the many strands of the concerted bird conservation effort that is taking place on every continent. It also lends & element of accessibility to the reader as many of the species featured can be watched on birding tours these days.
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The complex & often turbulent history of Russia over the course of 2, 000 years is brought to life in a series of 176 maps by one of the most prolific & successful historian authors today. This fourth edition of The Routledge Atlas of Russian History covers not only the wars & expansion of Russia but also a wealth of less conspicuous details of its history, from famine & anarchism to the growth of naval strength & the strengths of the river systems. From 800 BC to the fall of the Soviet Union, this indispensable guide to Russian history covers: war & conflict: from the triumph of the Goths between 200 & 400 BC to the defeat of Germany at the end of the Second World War & the end of the Cold War politics: from the rise of Moscow in the Middle Ages to revolution, the fall of the monarchy & the collapse of communism industry, economics & transport: from the Trans-Siberian Railway between 1891 & 1917 to the Virgin Lands Campaign & the growth of heavy industry society, trade & culture: from the growth of monasticism to peasant discontent, Labour Camps & the geographical distribution of ethnic Russians. Now bringing new material to view, & including seven new maps, this popular atlas will more than readily gain a place on the bookshelves of anyone interested in the history of Russia. ...

This unique atlas takes us on a tour of the stateless nations in Europe today. It maps their physical & linguistic character, & graphically summarises their history, politics, & present position. The Alsacians, Basques, Catalans, Corsicans, Frisians, the Scots & the Welsh are all peoples who are not sovereign & are fighting for their cultural & political identity. Others including the Irish, Poles & the Baltic nations were recently stateless but are now fully fledged nation states. Containing maps, pictures, charts, flags & fact boxes this book is as useful for the student as for the activist, this atlas depicts the marvellous mosaic that is Europe today, & paints a picture of a future of flourishing small nations. ...

Atlas of the Conflict
- Israel-Palestine is an atlas compiled by author Malkit Shoshan that maps the territorial aspects of the
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Packed with over 50 clear maps, this is an interesting, well-informed account of how the forces on both sides were raised & the sort of men who led them. All the major campaigns & battles are covered, as well as many of the minor ones. The accompanying text briefs the reader on the context as well as the events themselves. ...

From its origins to its terrible legacy, the tortuous course of the Great War is vividly set out in a series of 174 fascinating maps. Together the maps form a comprehensive & compelling picture of the war that shattered Europe, & illustrate its military, social, political & economic aspects. Beginning with the tensions that already existed, the atlas covers: the early months of the war: from the fall of Belgium to the fierce fighting at Ypres & Tannenberg: the developing war in Europe: from Gallipoli to the horrors of the Somme & Verdun life at the front: from living underground, the trench system & the mud of Passchendaele to the war graves technology & the new horrors: from phosgene gas attacks to submarines, tanks & mines the home fronts: from German food riots to the air defence of Britain, the Russian Revolution & the collapse of Austria-Hungary the aftermath: from war debts & war deaths to the new map of Europe. This third edition contains an entirely new section depicting the visual remembrance of the war; a fascinating visitors` guide to the memorials that commemorate the tragedy of the Somme. ...

The Great Famine is possibly the most pivotal event/experience in modern Irish history. Its global reach & implications cannot be underestimated. In terms of mortality, it is now widely accepted that over a million people perished between the years 1845-1852 & at least one million & a quarter fled the country, the great majority to North America, some to Australia & a significant minority ((0.3 million) to British cities. Ireland had been afflicted by famine before the events of the 1840s; however the Great Famine is marked by both its absolute scale & its longevity. It is also better remembered because it was the most recent & best documented famine. This atlas comprising over fifty individual chapters & case studies will provide readers with a broad range of perspectives & relevant insights into this tragic event. The atlas begins by acknowledging the impossibility of adequately representing the Great Famine or any major world famine. Yet by exploring a number of themes from a reconstruction of pre-Famine Ireland onwards to an exploration of present-day modes of remembering; by the use of over 150 highly original computer generated parish maps of population decline, social transformation & other key themes between the census years 1841 & 1851: & through the use of poetry, contemporary paintings & accounts, illustrations & modern photography, what this atlas seeks to a achieve is a greater understanding of the event & its impact & legacy. This atlas seeks to try & bear witness to the thousands & thousands of people who died & are buried in mass Famine pits or in fields & ditches, with little or nothing to remind us of their going. The centrality of the Famine workhouse as a place of destitution is also examined in depth. Likewise the atlas seeks to represent & understand the conditions & experiences of the many thousands who emigrated from Ireland in those desperate years. Included are case studies of famine emigrants in cities such as Liverpool, Glasgow, New York & Toronto.A central concern of the atlas is to seek to understand why a famine of this scale should occur in a nineteenth-century European country, albeit a country which was subject to imperial rule. In addition, it seeks to reveal in detail the working-out & varying consequences of the Famine across the isl&. To this end, apart from presenting an overall isl&-wide picture, Famine experiences & patterns will be presented separately for the four provinces. These provincial explorations will be accompanied by intimate case studies of conditions in particular localities across the provinces. The atlas also seeks to situate the Great Irish Famine in the context of a number of world famines. To achieve these goals & understandings, the atlas

Includes:: contributions from a wide range of scholars who are experts in their fields
- from the arts, folklore, geography, history, archaeology, Irish & English languages & literatures.


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The Great Plains, stretching northward from Texas into Canada, is a region that has been understudied & overlooked. The Atlas of the Great Plains, however, brings a new focus to North America`s midcontinent. With more than three hundred original full-color maps, accompanied by extended explanatory text, this collection chronicles the history of the Great Plains, including political & social developments. Far more than simply the geography of the region, this atlas explores a myriad of subjects from Native Americans to settlement patterns, agricultural ventures to voting records, & medical services to crime rates. These detailed & beautifully designed maps convey the significance of the region, capturing the essence of its land & life. The only current & comprehensive atlas of the Great Plains region, it is also the first atlas to include both the United States & Canada, showing the region`s full length & breadth. ...