W. Gordon East (1902–1998)
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Yleistieto
- Virallinen nimi
- East, William Gordon
- Syntymäaika
- 1902-11-19
- Kuolinaika
- 1998-01-27
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- UK
- Koulutus
- University of Cambridge
- Ammatit
- professor of geography
- Organisaatiot
- Birkbeck College of the University of London
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The geography behind history Tekijä: W. Gordon East
This little book on geography is a recent discovery at a nearby library. It's a very good introduction as to how the physcial environment shapes mankind's place in it and history. It is well illustrated with maps, and the text is always engaging.
I'm a fool for books with maps. Not to put too fine a point on it, I'm a fool for books about maps and geography because they're about models of reality. The black-and-white maps herein are marvels of simplification of the sort which lends them, at least for me, a certain nostalgic appeal. The text itself has a Churchillian grandeur; history has a wide sweep here.
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