History Professor Launches New Book with Favorable Reviews
History Professor Launches New Book with Favorable Reviews
Robert
Batchelor, Ph.D, associate professor in the Department of History has launched
a new book, London: The Selden Map and the Making of a Global
City published by The University of Chicago Press.
In 2008, Batchelor discovered centuries-old
Chinese trade routes that had been hidden for nearly 400 years while
researching maps in Oxford University’s Bodleian Library. His research led him to write this book,
which provides a deeper look at London and its rise from a significant city to
a global city in the 16th and 17th centuries, as Batchelor argues, because of
the city’s engagement with Asia.
According to
The University of Chicago Press website, “London offers a much-needed
non-Eurocentric history of London, first by bringing to light and then by
synthesizing the many external factors and pieces of evidence that contributed
to its rise as a global city. It will appeal to students and scholars
interested in the cultural politics of translation, the relationship between
merchants and sovereigns, and the cultural and historical geography of Britain
and Asia.”
Since the
book’s launch just last week, it’s gotten favorable reviews from The Economist and other media outlets like CNN.
Batchelor has been pleased with the response.
“It’s very
exciting. I was really happy to see all the attention it’s getting rather
quickly. The first week has been a good week,” he said.
Books may be
purchased locally at Savannah’s Telfair Museum Gift Shop or by ordering them through
Amazon.com.
In
addition, as part of Telfair Museums’ “Pulse! Art + Technology
Festival,” Batchelor will participate on a panel about interactive design and
gaming on Friday, Jan. 31 at 11 a.m. Learn more about the festival by visiting
the Telfair Museum website.
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