31% Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession
La Otra Cara de los Mapas
Cadena:BBC Four
Episodio Anterior
S01E03 - "Mapping the World"
Emitido el May 2, 2010, 8:00 PM
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Descripción
El profesor Jerry Brotton, experto en mapas, descubre cómo los mapas no se tratan simplemente de ir de A a B, sino que revelan instantáneas de momentos decisivos en la historia y herramientas de poder político y persuasión.
Episodios (1 Temporada · 3 Episodios)
E1
Windows on the World
Jerry Brotton shows how maps can be tools of power and snapshots of history. Henry VIII's maps of the British coast helped him exert control over the world.
Apr 18, 2010
60 min
E2
Spirit of the Age
Jerry Brotton shows how maps can reveal the fears and prejudices of their age, from medieval religious passion to Victorian obsession with poverty and disease.
Apr 25, 2010
60 min
E3
Mapping the World
Professor Jerry Brotton uncovers how maps are snapshots of a moment in history and offer visions of distant lands, tempting explorers to plunder and conquer.
May 2, 2010
60 min
Reparto
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