Oxford is a city that with a rich history and receptive memory: a crossroads where the Thames changes its name to Isis; land of the
If you want to get our attention here at the Chicago Blog, all you need to do is combine two of our favorite things—maps and
The BBC reports today that the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization has released their annual report on global hunger. There is some good news
A proposal from the government of Tanzania to lay a road through the Serengeti National Park—and through the lands used during the annual wildebeest migration—could,
On Monday, May 3 only, the University of Chicago Press is pleased to offer the e-edition of Mark Monmonier’s brand new book No Dig, No
Last weekend’s New York Times magazine featured a fascinating article about the clash among property lines, public land, and the tides of the Gulf in
Spanning the area west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains, the Great Plains once ranked among the most magnificent grasslands on
If you are planning to travel this summer through unfamiliar territory, chances are that you’ll use MapQuest or Google Maps, if not a GPS, to
In his new American Boundaries: The Nation, the States, the Rectangular Survey, the first book to chart the growth of the United States using the
After disasters like Monday’s earthquake in central Italy, attention often turns to the puzzle of predicting and preparing for such tragedies. Maps, Mark Monmonier points
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