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The 20th century was a golden age of map-making, and maps permeated almost every aspect of daily life. It was a century overshadowed by war which was also marked by tremendous social and technological change to which millions of contemporary maps bear witness. Most were created for a specific and immediate purpose, and have never been reprinted or discussed, until now.From the first British concentration camps to the only Nazi labour camp on British soil, and from a trench map used at the Battle of the Somme to an escape and evasion map from the first Gulf War, this book explores the cartographic legacy of 20th-century conflict, from top-secret documents to mass propaganda. These 100 maps tell many stories, revealing changing social attitudes towards the unfamiliar and unconventional, from Jewish London at the turn of the century to women in the workplace, and from the Edwardian opium trade to gay London in the 1980s. The maps cover the peak of imperial pageantry as well as rapid post-war decolonisation, and they explore technological change from the expansion of the London Underground system to 1980s computer games. This book tells the story of a 'British' 20th century, but one which has been interpreted in the broadest possible sense, culturally and geographically.

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'I was enchanted ... Deeply revealing as well as hugely entertaining ... If this book is a 'hail and farewell' to the printed map, it could not have been done with more verve or variety.'The Times; '[This book] shows you all you need to know about the power of maps to inform, entertain and induce wonder. A History of the 20th Century in 100 Maps ranges all over the place in the best possible way ... but what I really like about it is that it demonstrates the vivid ability of maps to portray human achievement and folly like nothing else on earth.' --Simon Garfield, Intelligent Life.
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Tim Bryars is an antiquarian bookseller in London's West End, a leading specialist in the field of rare maps and organiser of the London Map Fair.Tom Harper is Curator of Antiquarian Mapping at the British Library and the co-author of Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art (British Library, 2010).

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  • EditoreBritish Library Publishing
  • Data di pubblicazione2016
  • ISBN 10 0712356606
  • ISBN 13 9780712356602
  • RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
  • Numero di pagine240

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