Showing results for title "Four Points of the Compass", by author "Jerry Brotton" in Maritime History & Piracy
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Four Points of the Compass
- The Unexpected History of Direction
- By: Jerry Brotton
- Narrated by: Liam Garrigan
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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The Four Points of the Compass takes the listener on a journey of directional discovery. Jerry Brotton reveals why Hebrew culture privileges east; why Renaissance Europeans began drawing north at the top of their maps; why the early Islam revered the south; why the Aztecs used five colour-coded cardinal directions; and why no societies, primitive or modern, have ever oriented themselves westwards. He ends by reflecting on our digital age in which we, the little blue dot on the screen, have become the most important compass point.
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Four Points of the Compass
- The Unexpected History of Direction
- Narrated by: Liam Garrigan
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 05-09-2024
- Language: English
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