Duncan Mccorquodale Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

Following the approach of its predecessors, this book thematically arranges a vivid collection of historic, demographic, cultural, and artistic maps to guide readers on their journey across North America. It spans four centuries, illustrating the continent's evolution through landmark events such as the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement, while also addressing contemporary issues like environmental concerns and terrorism. From early colonial maps to modern representations, it offers a multi-faceted view of North America's physical and cultural landscape. Readers will encounter maps depicting presidential campaign routes, census data showing diminishing native communities, and health statistics. The book also highlights the artistic side of cartography, showcasing America’s rich literary and artistic heritage. For instance, Jack Kerouac's journey in *On the Road* is illustrated with a hand-drawn map, alongside works from artists like Paula Scher and Daniel Medina, ranging from representational to abstract forms. This book appeals not only to cartography enthusiasts but also to general readers and specialists in geography, art, architecture, and design. Its diverse array of maps, from historically accurate to imaginative, makes it accessible and an ideal gift for the holiday season.

A major new volume that explores and assesses the phenomenon of the contemporary metropolis. With building space throughout the world at a premium and environmentally-sound development of tremendous importance to the future of the planet, Instant Cities looks ahead to creative, forward-thinking and possibly fanciful notions of the city such as biospheres, space stations and virtual realities. Touching on the historical context of humanity's earliest settlements in the ancient world, Instant Cities focuses on the development of the concept of the city and how it has been expanded to include sites from shopping malls to prisons, as well as various 'micro' communities within society. Today, over 60 per cent of the worlds' population live in cities which means that it is crucial that we comprehend the urban phenomenon, in order to adapt, develop and plan for the future and to fully understand contemporary society. Instant Cities analyses the current stratospheric rise of the city, looking at global megacities from the first to the third world, such as Frank Lloyd Wright's Broadacre City, Milton Keynes in the UK, Lakewood, CA, Brasilia and its satellite towns, Bangalore, India's Silicon Valley, and Pudong, Shanghai.