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Atlas Of Unusual Borders
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Author : Zoran Nikolic
language : en
Publisher: Collins
Release Date : 2019-10-03
Atlas Of Unusual Borders written by Zoran Nikolic and has been published by Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-03 with Reference categories.
The world is not always what we think it is. This book presents unusual borders, enclaves and exclaves, divided or non-existent cities and islands. Numerous conflicts have left countries divided and often shattered. Remnants of countries can by design or accident be left behind as a legal anomaly in this complex world. Most people believe that a country's borders are clearly defined: just lines that separate countries. Everything on one side of the line belongs to one country and everything on the other side belongs to another country. This might be the case most of the time, but there are unusual exceptions to this unwritten rule. Examples include: * Campione d'Italia where Italian residents have to travel 15km through Switzerland to reach the nearest available Italian territory. * Tomb of Suleyman Shah which is a tiny Turkish enclave within Syria which was moved closer to Turkey when Lake Assad was created but still stayed in Syria. * Pheasant Island which for half a year belongs to the Spanish city of Irun, and the remaining half, to its French twin-town, Hendaye. * Canadian Stanstead and American Beebe Plain where the boundary line runs along the center of the main street, so that the houses on one side of the street are in Canada and on the other in the United States. These and many more instances are captured in this fascinating book full of strange geographical intrigue.
The Atlas Of Unusual Borders Discover Intriguing Boundaries Territories And Geographical Curiosities
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Author : Zoran Nikolic
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2019-10-03
The Atlas Of Unusual Borders Discover Intriguing Boundaries Territories And Geographical Curiosities written by Zoran Nikolic and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-03 with Social Science categories.
The world is not always what we think it is. This beautifully designed book presents unusual borders, enclaves and exclaves, divided or non-existent cities and islands. Numerous conflicts have left countries divided and often shattered. Remnants of countries can by design or accident be left behind as a legal anomaly in this complex world.
The Atlas Of Unusual Languages An Exploration Of Language People And Geography
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Author : Zoran Nikolic
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2021-10-14
The Atlas Of Unusual Languages An Exploration Of Language People And Geography written by Zoran Nikolic and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-14 with Foreign Language Study categories.
We communicate through the spoken and written word and language has evolved over the centuries. Many languages have survived although only in small pockets throughout the world. This book explores a selection of those languages.
An Atlas Of Extinct Countries
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Author : Gideon Defoe
language : en
Publisher: Europa Compass
Release Date : 2022-03-15
An Atlas Of Extinct Countries written by Gideon Defoe and has been published by Europa Compass this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-15 with categories.
Prisoners of Geography meets Bill Bryson: a funny, fascinating, fully illustrated atlas of 48 countries that, for ludicrous reasons, no longer exist. "Countries are just daft stories we tell each other. They're all equally implausible once you get up close." Countries die. Sometimes it's murder, sometimes it's by accident, and sometimes it's because they were so ludicrous they didn't deserve to exist in the first place. Their causes of death range from the implausible ("jerky prices") to the unfortunate ("too evil") to the downright bizarre ("boredom"). The polite way of writing an obituary is: dwell on the good bits, gloss over the embarrassing stuff. This book refuses to do so, because these dead nations were so absurd that it's impossible to skip the embarrassing stuff. The 48 deceased nations in this book include: The Republic of Sonora, 1853-4 (cause of death: no one took it seriously) The Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace, 1851-64 (cause of death: an unreliable prophet) The Empire of Khwarezmia, a proud civilization of five million, 1212-20 (cause of death: a total lack of manners) The Ottawa City Hospital Maternity Ward, 19 January 1943 (cause of death: a birth)
Atlas Of Improbable Places
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Author : Travis Elborough
language : en
Publisher: Aurum Press
Release Date : 2021-07-06
Atlas Of Improbable Places written by Travis Elborough and has been published by Aurum Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-06 with History categories.
Atlas of Improbable Places shows the modern world from surprising new vantage points that will inspire urban explorers and armchair travellers alike to consider a new way of understanding the world we live in.
The Red Atlas
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Author : John Davies
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2017-10-17
The Red Atlas written by John Davies and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-17 with History categories.
The “utterly fascinating” untold story of Soviet Russia’s global military mapping program—featuring many of the surprising maps that resulted (Marina Lewycka, author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian). From 1950 to 1990, the Soviet Army conducted a global topographic mapping program, creating large-scale maps for much of the world that included a diversity of detail that would have supported a full range of military planning. For big cities like New York, Washington, D.C., and London to towns like Pontiac, MI, and Galveston, TX, the Soviets gathered enough information to create street-level maps. The information on these maps ranged from the locations of factories and ports to building heights, road widths, and bridge capacities. Some of the detail suggests early satellite technology, while other specifics, like detailed depictions of depths and channels around rivers and harbors, could only have been gained by Soviet spies on the ground. The Red Atlas includes over 350 extracts from these incredible Cold War maps, exploring their provenance and cartographic techniques as well as what they can tell us about their makers and the Soviet initiatives that were going on all around us.
An Atlas Of Geographical Wonders
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Author : Gilles Palsky
language : en
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Release Date : 2019-09-24
An Atlas Of Geographical Wonders written by Gilles Palsky and has been published by Princeton Architectural Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-24 with History categories.
This is the first book to catalog comparative maps and tableaux that visualize the heights and lengths of the world's mountains and rivers. Produced predominantly in the nineteenth century, these beautifully rendered maps emerged out of the tide of exploration and scientific developments in measuring techniques. Beginning with the work of explorer Alexander von Humboldt, these historic drawings reveal a world of artistic and imaginative difference. Many of them give way—and with visible joy—to the power of fantasy in a mesmerizing array of realistic and imaginary forms. Most of the maps are from the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection at Stanford University.
Cut In Half
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Author : Mike Warren
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 2018-10-09
Cut In Half written by Mike Warren and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-09 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A science writer and a photographer explore the complicated inner workings of seeming simple everyday objects. What exactly is inside a laptop, a golf ball, a vacuum cleaner, or a novelty singing fish toy? The insides of these and dozens of other objects are revealed in this photographic exploration of the stuff all around us, exposed and explained. With the help of a high-pressure waterjet cutter able to slice through four inches of steel plate, designer and fabricator Mike Warren (creator of the popular Cut in Half YouTube channel) cuts into everything from boom boxes to boxing gloves, oil filters to seashells, describing and demystifying the inner workings and materials of each. With gorgeously detailed photography, Cut in Half is a fascinating and accessible popular science look at the extraordinary in the everyday. Praise for Cut in Half “If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like inside a hair dryer, or a baseball, or a Magic 8-ball, this book is for you. Mike Warren cuts things in half with a high-pressure waterjet cutter and then has an explanation of what you’re looking at inside. . . . One fun feature: the cover of the book itself is “cut in half” along the center.” —GeekDad “A book of mesmerizing photographs of objects that have been perfectly cut in half. . . . Accompanying each photograph are explanations from Warren, who has been doing this for years on his YouTube channel, that walk us through the amazing complexity of the many apparently simple objects.” —Fast Company “Let your device addict explore the fascinating inner workings of common household items with this book from gadget You Tuber Mike Warren.” —Real Simple
Unruly Places
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Author : Alastair Bonnett
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 2014
Unruly Places written by Alastair Bonnett and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
Illustrated with original maps and drawings, this stunning exploration of the world's hidden geographies reveals the moving villages, secret cities and no man's lands that will inspire urban explorers, off-the-beaten-trail wanderers and armchair travelers. 25,000 first printing.
Atlas Of Vanishing Places
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Author : Travis Elborough
language : en
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Release Date : 2019-09-17
Atlas Of Vanishing Places written by Travis Elborough and has been published by White Lion Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-17 with Travel categories.
Maps offer us a chance to see not just how our world looks today, but how it once looked. But what about the places that are no longer mapped? Cities forgotten under the dust of newly settled land? Rivers and seas whose changing shape has shifted the landscape around them? Or, even, places that have seemingly vanished, without a trace? Travis Elborough takes you on a voyage to all corners of the world in search of the lost, disappearing and vanished. Specially commissioned cartography showing each place as It once was and how it is today and archive photography bring these incredible stories to life.