New spaces of exploration : geographies of discovery in the twentieth century / edited by Simon Naylor and James R. Ryan.

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2010.

x, 309 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

This title demonstrates how new technologies and changing geopolitical configurations have ensured that exploration has remained a key feature in our rapidly globalizing world. It shows the increasing diversity of modern exploration and reveals the continuing political, military, industrial and cultural motivations at play.