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245 10 a| Earth shapers :b| how we mapped and mastered the world, from the Panama Canal to the Baltic Way /c| Maxim Samson.;

264 1 a| Chicago :b| The University of Chicago Press,c| 2025.;

300 a| 344 pages :b| maps ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 a| Mountains, meridians, rivers, and borders—these are some of the features that divide the world on our maps and in our minds. But geography is far less set in stone than we might believe, and, as Maxim Samson’s Earth Shapers contends, in our relatively short time on this planet, humans have become experts at fundamentally reshaping our surroundings. From the Qhapaq Ñan, the Inca’s “great road,” and Mozambique’s colonial railways to a Saudi Arabian smart city, and from Korea’s sacred Baekdu-daegan mountain range and the Great Green Wall in Africa to the streets of Chicago, Samson explores how we mold the world around us. And how, as we etch our needs onto the natural landscape, we alter the course of history. These fascinating stories of connectivity show that in our desire to make geographical connections, humans have broken through boundaries of all kinds, conquered treacherous terrain, and carved up landscapes. We crave linkages, and though we do not always pay attention to the in-between, these pathways—these ways of “earth shaping,” in Samson’s words—are key to understanding our relationship with the planet we call home.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Order: The Qhapaq Nan -- Extraction: Mozambique 's railways -- Convenience: The Panama Canal -- Reimagination: THE LINE -- Resistance: The Baltic Way -- Restoration: The Great Green Wall -- Co-option: Chicago's ridges and waterways -- Vitality: The Baekdu-daegan -- Epilogue.;

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Earth shapers : how we mapped and mastered the world, from the Panama Canal to the Baltic Way / Maxim Samson.

Author/creator	Samson, Maxim author.
Format	Book
Publication	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2025.
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	344 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Subjects	Human geography--History. Human ecology--History.

Contents	Introduction -- Order: The Qhapaq Nan -- Extraction: Mozambique 's railways -- Convenience: The Panama Canal -- Reimagination: THE LINE -- Resistance: The Baltic Way -- Restoration: The Great Green Wall -- Co-option: Chicago's ridges and waterways -- Vitality: The Baekdu-daegan -- Epilogue.
Abstract	Mountains, meridians, rivers, and borders—these are some of the features that divide the world on our maps and in our minds. But geography is far less set in stone than we might believe, and, as Maxim Samson’s Earth Shapers contends, in our relatively short time on this planet, humans have become experts at fundamentally reshaping our surroundings. From the Qhapaq Ñan, the Inca’s “great road,” and Mozambique’s colonial railways to a Saudi Arabian smart city, and from Korea’s sacred Baekdu-daegan mountain range and the Great Green Wall in Africa to the streets of Chicago, Samson explores how we mold the world around us. And how, as we etch our needs onto the natural landscape, we alter the course of history. These fascinating stories of connectivity show that in our desire to make geographical connections, humans have broken through boundaries of all kinds, conquered treacherous terrain, and carved up landscapes. We crave linkages, and though we do not always pay attention to the in-between, these pathways—these ways of “earth shaping,” in Samson’s words—are key to understanding our relationship with the planet we call home.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9780226844749 hardcover
ISBN	0226844749 hardcover
ISBN	electronic book

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