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In Space We Read Time - On the History of Civilization and Geopolitics
Karl Schlögel
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Description for In Space We Read Time - On the History of Civilization and Geopolitics
Hardback. Translator(s): Jackson, Gerrit. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: WZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 42. Weight in Grams: 978.
History is usually thought of as a tale of time, a string of events flowing in a particular chronological order. But as Karl SchlOgel shows in this groundbreaking book, the where of history is just as important as the when. SchlOgel relishes space the way a writer relishes a good story: on a quest for a type of history that takes full account of place, he explores everything from landscapes to cities, maps to railway timetables. Do you know the origin of the name Everest ? What can the layout of towns tell us about the American Dream? In ... Read more
History is usually thought of as a tale of time, a string of events flowing in a particular chronological order. But as Karl SchlOgel shows in this groundbreaking book, the where of history is just as important as the when. SchlOgel relishes space the way a writer relishes a good story: on a quest for a type of history that takes full account of place, he explores everything from landscapes to cities, maps to railway timetables. Do you know the origin of the name Everest ? What can the layout of towns tell us about the American Dream? In ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bard Graduate Center, Exhibitions Department
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
550
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781941792087
SKU
V9781941792087
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About Karl Schlögel
Karl SchlOgel is professor emeritus of Eastern European history at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt an der Oder. Gerrit Jackson is a translator based in Berlin.
Reviews for In Space We Read Time - On the History of Civilization and Geopolitics
Both deeply earnest and effortless. . . . This book glows from within.
Die Zeit, on the German edition The book is a true pleasure to read, a work of historical pointillism, in which the layering of time and space aligns stereoscopically through the accrued power of dozens of case studies. More than an attempt at histoire totale, Schl ... Read more
Die Zeit, on the German edition The book is a true pleasure to read, a work of historical pointillism, in which the layering of time and space aligns stereoscopically through the accrued power of dozens of case studies. More than an attempt at histoire totale, Schl ... Read more