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Philipp Blom
Nature's Mutiny: How the Little Ice Age of the Long Seventeenth Century Transformed the West and Shaped the Present

Hailed as an "arresting" (Lawrence Klepp, New Criterion ) account, Nature's Mutiny chronicles the great climate crisis of the seventeenth century that totally transformed Europe's social and pol…

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Map Men
This Way Up

'Educational, smart and funny' Richard Osman'This book is superb' Charlie Brooker'Brilliant. Fascinating. Hilarious.' Jonn Elledge, bestselling author of A History of the World in 47 BordersThe debut book…

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Charlotta Forss
Mapping the North

An eye-opening history of the exploration and mapping of our globe's northernmost regions.Maps have played a central role in our understanding of what and where defines the North. At the same time, the no…

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John Haywood
Ocean

"This work is a comprehensive cultural history of the Atlantic Ocean before Columbus, tracing its development from geological formation and the rise of early humans to the advancements in shipbuildin…

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Graham Robb
The Discovery of Britain

Interweaving personal and historical narratives and making use of contemporary sources, Graham Robb's lively exploration of Britain through the ages peels back the layers of this island nation and shows h…

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Jessica Lightfoot,
Strabo

"This book provides a short and accessible introduction to Strabo's life, times and cultural context. It outlines the importance of geography and geographical writing in the Augustan period and its d…

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Colin Salter
The History Trees

The ultimate photographic collection of the most historic trees on the planet.Uncover remarkable trees from around the world, many of which have borne witness to key moments in history or reached a scale …

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Wading Barefoot Through a Mountain Stream

Experience dramatic mountain vistas and karst caves with China's most famous travel writer Xu Xiake stands as China's most distinguished traveler and travel writer, whose extensive journeys through Ming-d…

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Edward Armston-Sheret
On the Backs of Others

Edward Armston-Sheret offers new perspectives on British exploration during the Victorian and Edwardian eras by focusing on the contributions of those people and animals ordinarily written out of mainstre…

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Richard Campanella
Crossroads, Cutoffs, and Confluences

"Richard Campanella's Crossroads, Cutoffs, and Confluences tells the epic story of human settlement in Louisiana, unearthing the original geographical rationales for the formation of hundreds of citi…

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Richard Campanella
Crossroads, Cutoffs, and Confluences

"Richard Campanella's Crossroads, Cutoffs, and Confluences tells the epic story of human settlement in Louisiana, unearthing the original geographical rationales for the formation of hundreds of citi…

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Sophie Pinkham
The Oak and the Larch

From the Baltic to the Pacific, from the Arctic to the steppes of Central Asia, Russia's forests account for nearly one-fifth of the world's wooded lands. The Oak and the Larch is the first-ever English-l…

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Dk
Maps, Annotated

This fascinating history of cartography includes more than 300 maps, from the ancient world to the present day.Combining stunning reproductions with clear annotations and pull-out details, it is an expert…

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Tirthankar Roy
Water and Development

Explores the idea that the economic emergence of societies in arid and semi-arid tropical regions depended on their ability to extract and recycle water and, in turn, on manipulating the environment in ce…

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David N Livingstone
The Empire of Climate

How the specter of climate has been used to explain history since antiquityScientists, journalists, and politicians increasingly tell us that human impacts on climate constitute the single greatest threat…

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Kevin J Brown
World Maps

A Journey Through Eras and Cultures: explore how different civilizations have represented the world over the centuries, from 18th-century Buddhist maps in Japan to the bold speculations of European cartog…

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Richard Davenport-Hines
History in the House

A Spectator Best Book of the Year; An Aspects of History Best Book of the Year; An Engelsberg Ideas Best Book of the YearFive hundred years ago, Thomas Wolsey endowed in Oxford a foundation he called Card…

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Alex Werth
On Loop

How struggles over Black sound have shaped Oakland's culture, politics, and geography.Chicago has house. Detroit has techno. But Oakland slaps.On Loop explores the role of Black dance music and sonic poli…

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Marshall C Eakin
Empires and Exploration

Empires and Explorations interweaves nineteenth-century Brazilian history, the extraordinary life of Richard Francis Burton, and the use of travel writing by historians. Burton witnessed the origins of th…

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Michael J Mazarr, Duncan Long, Derek Eaton
Responses to Territorial Revision

Research shows that logistics and sustainment shortfalls could hamper U.S. Army operational success in the Indo-Pacific. In this report, the authors assess how allies and partners could support key milita…

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