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The Rise and Fall of the National Atlas in the Twentieth Century

The Rise and Fall of the National Atlas in the Twentieth Century

John Rennie Short

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Wimbledon Publishing
Año de edición:
2024
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Política y gobierno
ISBN:
9781839992476
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Many countries produced an official national atlas in the twentieth century. This book examines these national atlases as an intriguing window into the connections between science, state, territory and power.

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