A History of the 20th Century in 100 Maps

Description

240pp., hardbound with DJ,
fully illustrated in colour.
ISBN 978-0-7123-5856-9
first published by The British Library, London.
This book explores the cartographic legacy of 20th-century conflict, from top secret documents
to mass propaganda. These 100 maps tell many stories, revealing changing social attitudes
towards the unfamiliar and unconventional, from Jewish London at the turn of the century
to women in the workplace, and from the Edwardian opium trade to gay London in the 1980s.
Tim Bryars is an antiquarian bookseller in London’s West End, a leading specialist in the field
of rare maps and organizer of the London Map Fair.
Tom Harper is Curator of Antiquarian Mapping at the British Library and the co-author of
Magnificient Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art (British Library, 2010).