Tento britský autor se zaměřuje na africkou historii a politiku a mezinárodní záležitosti. Jeho dílo zkoumá severojižní vztahy a proniká do složitosti afrického kontinentu. Arnoldův psací styl je charakterizován hloubkou analýzy a jasným vyjadřováním, což čtenářům poskytuje vhled do klíčových globálních témat. Jeho rozsáhlá publikační činnost zahrnuje jak akademické práce, tak poutavé cestopisy, které odrážejí jeho rozsáhlé znalosti a porozumění světu.
Using the study of movement as a focus, Russell-Wood gains unique insight into the diversity, breadth, and balance between the competing interests and priorities that characterized the Portuguese culture and its expansion spanning four centuries' events on four different continents.
Focusing on the significance of global trade and strategic movement, this book examines around 50 key highways, including roads, railways, rivers, and maritime routes. Each route is highlighted for its historical importance in trade, military strategy, or as a unifying or dividing boundary among nations. Notable examples include the Suez and Panama canals, the Silk Road, and the Trans-US Railway. The inclusion of location maps enhances understanding of these vital connections in global geography and history.
Enciclopedia illustrata dei Paesi, delle città, dei capolavori della natura e dell'arte