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In the next century, sea levels are predicted to rise at unprecedented rates, causing flooding around the world, from the islands of Malaysia and the canals of Venice to the coasts of Florida and California. These rising water levels pose serious challenges to all aspects of coastal existence—chiefly economic, residential, and environmental—as well as to the cartographic definition and mapping of coasts. It is this facet of coastal life that Mark Monmonier tackles in Coast Lines. Setting sail on a journey across shifting landscapes, cartographic technology, and climate change, Monmonier reveals that coastlines are as much a set of ideas, assumptions, and societal beliefs as they are solid black lines on maps. Whether for sailing charts or property maps, Monmonier shows, coastlines challenge mapmakers to capture on paper a highly irregular land-water boundary perturbed by tides and storms and complicated by rocks, wrecks, and shoals. Coast Lines is peppered with captivating anecdotes about the frustrating effort to expunge fictitious islands from nautical charts, the tricky measurement of a coastline’s length, and the contentious notions of beachfront property and public access. Combing maritime history and the history of technology, Coast Lines charts the historical progression from offshore sketches to satellite images and explores the societal impact of coastal cartography on everything from global warming to homeland security. Returning to the form of his celebrated Air Apparent, Monmonier ably renders the topic of coastal cartography accessible to both general readers and historians of science, technology, and maritime studies. In the post-Katrina era, when the map of entire regions can be redrawn by a single natural event, the issues he raises are more important than ever. more...

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This atlas graphically illuminates the region's history tracing back to the 8th-7th century B.C. From the spread of Islam to the invasion of the Mongols, the area has been at the crossroads of some of the world's most important developments, all succinctly explained in this book. more...

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Philpott and Hughes present a clear introduction to World War I. In 50 maps, accompanied by supporting text and statistical tables, they survey the main battles and political features of the war. more...

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With 165 maps and completely updated to include the latest key events, this new edition of Martin Gilbert's best-selling atlas traces the tangle and bitter history of the Arab-Jewish struggle from the early twentieth century to the present day. more...

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The harrowing history of the Nazi attempt to annihilate the Jews of Europe during the Second World War is graphically portrayed in 316 highly detailed maps. Over 40 photographs illustrate further the horror of the times. Extensive passages of text based on documentary evidence drawn from many sources add to the comprehensive treatment Gilbert gives the subject. The atlas includes: :BBackground: from the effects of anti-Jewish violence between 1880 and 1914 to the geography of the existing Jewish communities before the advent of the Nazis Start of the Violence: from the first destruction of the synagogues to Jewish migrations and deportations and the establishment of concentration camps like Auschwitz Spread of Horrors: the fate of the Jews across all Europe and the incidence of their massacres and betrayals Relief from the Atrocities: starting with the advance of the Allies and leading on to the liberation of the camps, the discovery of the horrors and the fate of the survivors. With a comprehensive index to make it more accessible and a detailed bibliography to aid further research, this is an indispensable guide to an unforgettable moment in history. more...

Price: $26.95