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The first part is dedicated to the world as we found it: seas, mountains, rivers, etc, as seen through an “oddity” filter. Then comes the world as man created (or recreated) it: cities, States and their history, their names, languages, religions, economies, and everyday life. There are a couple of sections dedicated to the most artistic or philosophical  aspects: geography in art (music, poetry, figurative arts, cinema, theatre, etc.) and invented worlds (utopias and parodies, from García Márquez to The Simpsons). The last section is dedicated to other worlds: the Moon, the Sun, planets, and all that fills our sky and our dreams.

1) Physical geography
2) Political geography
3) Human geography
4) Economical geography
5) Geography in art
6) Imaginary geography
7) Astronomical geography

Paolo Gangemi, PhD, studied mathematics until he decided to become a scientific journalist. He has collaborated with paper and online newspapers and magazines, and he published two books: Maths à la carte 2 (Sironi, 2007) and Roma matematica (Robin, 2010, as a coauthor). In parallel to this activity as a science writer, he has cultivated his personal interests in a very broad range of fields: languages, literature, music, art, and geography. This knowledge has finally converged in this book.