En 300 destinations, ce livre propose une plongée dans le monde inquiétant du tourisme noir, aussi appelé tourisme macabre ou même thanatourisme. L'auteur Peter Hohenhaus a visité et photographié presque toutes les destinations présentées dans ce livre : abris nucléaires, musées de la science abandonnés, catacombes, lieux de catastrophes naturelles ou industrielles et de faits divers ou villes abandonnées, il donne un compte-rendu de première main sur ces lieux controversés.
A compelling exploration of the ways that humans have mapped the world throughout history - now in a compact new edition.
Map: Exploring the World brings together more than 250 fascinating examples of maps from the birth of cartography to today's cutting-edge digital maps and reflects the many reasons people make maps - to find their way, to assert ownership, to encourage settlement, or to show political power. Carefully chosen by an international panel of experts and arranged to highlight thought-provoking contrasts and similarities, it features maps by the greatest names in cartography and lesser-known creators, as well as rare maps from indigenous cultures around the world.
The clear and detailed mapping in this bestselling Collins world atlas has been brought fully up-to-date to reflect all recent geopolitical changes. Great value and contains all the world maps you need in a budget atlas, for family, study and business use. Key features of this atlas include: - Fully revised, detailed reference maps of the world - Map of the world''s countries and physical features - Introductory section includes facts on all the countries of the world, including flags, area, population, capital city, languages, religions and currency - Map of the world''s time zones - Over 10,000 index entries A new, fully updated edition of this bestselling atlas of the world.