Screen LibraryMapping European empire = Tabulae imperii Europaei /
"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 hist...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Critical European studies ;
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| Summary: |
"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 21st century we are seeing an imperial renaissance in the European Union (EU), a political organisation which defies categorisation, but whose power and influence grows by the year. It examines the past, present, and future of the EU to demonstrate that empire is not a cate |
| Carrier Form: | 229 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-218) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138819214 (hardback) : |
| Index Number: | JN30 |
| CLC: | D814.1 |
| Call Number: | D814.1/F756 |
| Contents: | The non-imperial empire -- All roads lead to Rome -- Through the looking-glass -- First among equals -- Render unto Ceasar -- A new race of pilgrims. |