Book ID: CBB001551678

A History of the Twentieth Century in 100 Maps (2014)

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Bryars, Tim (Author)
Harper, Tom (Author)


British Library


Publication Date: 2014
Physical Details: 240 pp.; ill.; maps
Language: English

The 20th century was a golden age of map-making, and maps permeated almost every aspect of daily life. It was a century overshadowed by war which was also marked by tremendous social and technological change to which millions of contemporary maps bear witness. Most were created for a specific and immediate purpose, and have never been reprinted or discussed, until now. From the first British concentration camps to the only Nazi labour camp on British soil, and from a trench map used at the Battle of the Somme to an escape and evasion map from the first Gulf War, this book explores the cartographic legacy of 20th-century conflict, from top-secret documents to mass propaganda. These 100 maps tell many stories, revealing changing social attitudes towards the unfamiliar and unconventional, from Jewish London at the turn of the century to women in the workplace, and from the Edwardian opium trade to gay London in the 1980s. The maps cover the peak of imperial pageantry as well as rapid post-war decolonisation, and they explore technological change from the expansion of the London Underground system to 1980s computer games. This book tells the story of a 'British' 20th century, but one which has been interpreted in the broadest possible sense, culturally and geographically.

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Review Baigent, Elizabeth (2015) Review of "A History of the Twentieth Century in 100 Maps". Imago Mundi: A Review of Early Cartography (pp. 246-247). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Harper, Tom
Panecki, Tomasz
Šolar, Renata
Piechocki, Katharina N.
Markus Oehrli
Wegmann, Monika
Concepts
Maps; atlases
Cartography
Geography
Science and culture
Collections
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
16th century
18th century
17th century
Early modern
Places
England
Germany
Europe
Americas
United States
Switzerland
Institutions
British Library
United Nations
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