Author: Susan GolePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Maps of the Mediterranean Regions Published in British Parliamentary Papers, 1801-1921
Author: Susan GolePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
British imperialism in Cyprus, 1878–1915
Author: Andrekos VarnavaPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526118734
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This book explores the tensions underlying British imperialism in Cyprus. Much has been written about the British Empire’s construction outside Europe, yet there is little on the same themes in Britain’s tiny empire in ‘Europe’. This study follows Cyprus’ progress from a perceived imperial asset to an expendable backwater by explaining how the Union Jack came to fly over the island and why after thirty-five years the British wanted it lowered. Cyprus’ importance was always more imagined than real and was enmeshed within widely held cultural signifiers and myths. British Imperialism in Cyprus fills a gap in the existing literature on the early British period in Cyprus and challenges the received and monolithic view that British imperial policy was based primarily or exclusively on strategic-military considerations. The combination of archival research, cultural analysis and visual narrative that makes for an enjoyable read for academics and students of Imperial, British and European history.
Bibliographic Guide to Maps and Atlases
Author: The Power of Knowledge
Author: Jeremy BlackPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030019854X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
Information is power. For more than five hundred years the success or failure of nations has been determined by a country’s ability to acquire knowledge and technical skill and transform them into strength and prosperity. Leading historian Jeremy Black approaches global history from a distinctive perspective, focusing on the relationship between information and society and demonstrating how the understanding and use of information have been the primary factors in the development and character of the modern age. Black suggests that the West’s ascension was a direct result of its institutions and social practices for acquiring, employing, and retaining information and the technology that was ultimately produced. His cogent and well-reasoned analysis looks at cartography and the hardware of communication, armaments and sea power, mercantilism and imperialism, science and astronomy, as well as bureaucracy and the management of information, linking the history of technology with the history of global power while providing important indicators for the future of our world.
Parliamentary History
Author: Mercator's World
Author: Mapline
Author: Who's who in the History of Cartography
Author: Mary Alice LowenthalPublisher:
ISBN: 9780906430187
Category : Cartographers
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Maps and Mapping of Africa
Author: John McIlwainePublisher: Zell
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Cyprus on the Table
Author: Susan GolePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description