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OverviewThis new book by Harry Campbell is a fascinating trawl through the place names that history left behind: the stories about where they came from, what happened to them and what they were replaced by. Do you still find yourself referring to Zaire or Czechoslovakia, or wondering whether it should be Moldavia or Moldova, Burma or Myanmar? Dozens of countries, cities and counties have changed their identity over the years. Some of the names we remember from our schooldays or from news headlines just a few years ago are now gone. For example, whatever happened to tanganyika? this new book by Harry Campbell is a fascinating trawl through the place names that history left behind: the stories about where they came from, what happened to them and what they were replaced by. the stories behind the place names include: Biafra, British Heligoland, Ceylon, Flintshire, Friendly Isles, Islands of Samson and the Ducks, Leningrad, Little Britain, Macedonia, Muscat, Pleasant Island, Stalingrad, tanganyika, West Britain, Yugoslavia and Zaire. From the major political movements (the Leningrads and Stalingrads of the Socialist Soviet Republic) to enticing destinations (Pleasant Islands, the Friendly Isles), Whatever Happened to tanganyika? reveals how the atlas of yesteryear became the maps of today. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Harry CampbellPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Imprint: Portico Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.342kg ISBN: 9781906032418ISBN 10: 1906032416 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 01 July 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAlexander McCall Smith In this marvellous and intriguing book, Harry Campbell has created a whole new discipline - one which we may perhaps call nostalgic geography Alexander McCall Smith In this marvellous and intriguing book, Harry Campbell has created a whole new discipline - one which we may perhaps call nostalgic geography Alexander McCall Smith In this marvellous and intriguing book, Harry Campbell has created a whole new discipline - one which we may perhaps call nostalgic geography Author InformationHarry Campbell is a freelance lexicographer, who used to work for Larousse and Harper Collins. He describes himself as an 'armchair traveller and avid collector of maps'. Harry lives in Glasgow. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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