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The shape of the world. [videorecording (DVD)]
TITLE:
The shape of the world. [videorecording (DVD)]
Publication Date:
2009
Publication Information:
[United States] : Acorn Media,
Physical Description:
3 videodiscs (306 min.)
Additional Contributors:
Contents:
Heaven and earth -- Secrets of the sea.
Staking a claim -- Empire!
Pictures of the invisible -- Writing on the screen.
Performer:
Narrated by Patrick Stewart.
Summary:
Reveals how maps shape not only our sense of geography, but also our social, political, and even religious thinking. In the past, mapmakers have provoked assassinations, won or lost wars, and opened the ways to wealth and power. Today, they help answer the crises of epidemics and climate change.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781569388228
9781598282245
General Note:
DVD.
