1st Edition

Mapping European Empire Tabulae imperii Europaei

By Russell Foster Copyright 2015
244 Pages 3 Color & 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 3 Color & 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 3 Color & 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Empire and maps are mutually reliant phenomena and traceable to the dawn of civilisation. Furthermore, maps retain a supremely authoritative status as unquestioned reflections of reality. In today’s image-saturated world, their influence is more powerful now than at any other time in history. This book argues that in the 21 st century we are seeing an imperial renaissance in the European... Read more

List of illustrations Acknowledgements 1. The Non-Imperial Empire 2. All Roads Lead to Rome 3. Through the Looking-Glass 4. First Among Equals 5. Render Unto Ceasar 6. A new Race of Pilgrims Bibliography

Biography

Russell Foster is Doctor of Political Geography in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at Newcastle University, UK.