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Four Points of the Compass: The Unexpected History of Direction
Jerry Brotton
Four Points of the Compass: The Unexpected History of Direction
Jerry Brotton
North, south, east and west: almost all societies use the four cardinal directions to orientate themselves, to understand who they are by projecting where they are. For millennia, these four directions have been foundational to our travel, navigation and exploration and are central to the imaginative, moral and political geography of virtually every culture in the world. Yet they
128 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | September 5, 2024 |
ISBN13 | 9780241556870 |
Publishers | Penguin Books Ltd |
Pages | 208 |
Dimensions | 140 × 225 × 20 mm · 352 g |
Language | English |
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