Author: Palmira Brummett
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316300250
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Simple paradigms of Muslim-Christian confrontation and the rise of Europe in the seventeenth century do not suffice to explain the ways in which European mapping envisioned the 'Turks' in image and narrative. Rather, maps, travel accounts, compendia of knowledge, and other texts created a picture of the Ottoman Empire through a complex layering of history, ethnography, and eyewitness testimony, which juxtaposed current events to classical and biblical history; counted space in terms of peoples, routes, and fortresses; and used the land and seascapes of the map to assert ownership, declare victory, and embody imperial power's reach. Enriched throughout by examples of Ottoman self-mapping, this book examines how Ottomans and their empire were mapped in the narrative and visual imagination of early modern Europe's Christian kingdoms. The maps serve as centerpieces for discussions of early modern space, time, borders, stages of travel, information flows, invocations of authority, and cross-cultural relations.
Mapping the Ottomans
Author: Palmira Brummett
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316300250
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Simple paradigms of Muslim-Christian confrontation and the rise of Europe in the seventeenth century do not suffice to explain the ways in which European mapping envisioned the 'Turks' in image and narrative. Rather, maps, travel accounts, compendia of knowledge, and other texts created a picture of the Ottoman Empire through a complex layering of history, ethnography, and eyewitness testimony, which juxtaposed current events to classical and biblical history; counted space in terms of peoples, routes, and fortresses; and used the land and seascapes of the map to assert ownership, declare victory, and embody imperial power's reach. Enriched throughout by examples of Ottoman self-mapping, this book examines how Ottomans and their empire were mapped in the narrative and visual imagination of early modern Europe's Christian kingdoms. The maps serve as centerpieces for discussions of early modern space, time, borders, stages of travel, information flows, invocations of authority, and cross-cultural relations.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316300250
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Simple paradigms of Muslim-Christian confrontation and the rise of Europe in the seventeenth century do not suffice to explain the ways in which European mapping envisioned the 'Turks' in image and narrative. Rather, maps, travel accounts, compendia of knowledge, and other texts created a picture of the Ottoman Empire through a complex layering of history, ethnography, and eyewitness testimony, which juxtaposed current events to classical and biblical history; counted space in terms of peoples, routes, and fortresses; and used the land and seascapes of the map to assert ownership, declare victory, and embody imperial power's reach. Enriched throughout by examples of Ottoman self-mapping, this book examines how Ottomans and their empire were mapped in the narrative and visual imagination of early modern Europe's Christian kingdoms. The maps serve as centerpieces for discussions of early modern space, time, borders, stages of travel, information flows, invocations of authority, and cross-cultural relations.
Africa's Future
Author: Duncan Clarke
Publisher: Profile Books
ISBN: 1847657990
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Many seek to "fix" Africa - economists, experts, politicians, gurus, cognoscenti and glitterati. But the continent conceals multiple secrets, including the Holy Grail: explanations of its saga over the previous centuries. Africa's Future tells the tale of Africa's economic evolution, revealing unique prisms for understanding the continent's panoramic story, one of triumph over the lasting influences of nature and multiple political tragedies. Modern Africa developed diverse economic pathways to betterment - yet survivalist economies litter the landscape. Its paradox of "subsistence with many faces" coexists amidst the tiny middle class, growing rich, and many more poor expected in the future. Clarke provides fresh and challenging insights into Africa's economies and future, offering seasoned views on a continent of unlocked potential which has witnessed many false dawns. Not "poor" but poorly managed, Africa holds greater promise, its destiny revealed by its history.
Publisher: Profile Books
ISBN: 1847657990
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Many seek to "fix" Africa - economists, experts, politicians, gurus, cognoscenti and glitterati. But the continent conceals multiple secrets, including the Holy Grail: explanations of its saga over the previous centuries. Africa's Future tells the tale of Africa's economic evolution, revealing unique prisms for understanding the continent's panoramic story, one of triumph over the lasting influences of nature and multiple political tragedies. Modern Africa developed diverse economic pathways to betterment - yet survivalist economies litter the landscape. Its paradox of "subsistence with many faces" coexists amidst the tiny middle class, growing rich, and many more poor expected in the future. Clarke provides fresh and challenging insights into Africa's economies and future, offering seasoned views on a continent of unlocked potential which has witnessed many false dawns. Not "poor" but poorly managed, Africa holds greater promise, its destiny revealed by its history.
A Catalogue of Maps & Atlases Relating to All Parts of the World
Author: Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Sources of the History of North Africa, Asia and Oceania in Denmark
Author: Danish National Archives
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110970368
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110970368
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
The Map Collector
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Cartographers
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Cartographers
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Atlas Minimus Or A Book of Geography Shewing All the Empires ...
Author: John Seller
Publisher:
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Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Mapmakers of the Sixteenth Century and Their Maps
Author: Robert W. Karrow
Publisher:
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Category : Cartographers
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartographers
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
Ortelius Atlas Maps
Author: M Van Den Broecke
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004613390
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004613390
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
Bodies and Maps
Author: Maryanne Cline Horowitz
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004438033
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
An exploration of the ways early modern European artists have visualized continents through the female (sometimes male) body to express their perceptions of newly encountered peoples. Often stereotypical, these personifications are however more complex than what they seem.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004438033
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
An exploration of the ways early modern European artists have visualized continents through the female (sometimes male) body to express their perceptions of newly encountered peoples. Often stereotypical, these personifications are however more complex than what they seem.
Catalogues of Atlases Amd Maps
Author: Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description