Four points of the compass the unexpected history of direction

"the New York Times bestselling author of A History of the World in 12 Maps, this is the revelatory history of the four cardinal directions that have oriented and defined our place on the globe for millennia. North, south, east, and west: almost all societies use these four cardinal directions...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Brotton, Jerry, author (author)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press [2024]
Edition:First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition
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See on Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991011632571908016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
Table of Contents:
  • Orientation
  • East
  • South
  • North
  • West
  • The Blue Dot.