History is usually thought of as a tale of time, a string of events flowing in a particular chronological order. But as Karl Schl gel shows in this groundbreaking book, the where of history is just as important as the when. Schl gel relishes space the way a writer relishes a good story: on a quest for a type of history that takes full account of place, he explores everything from landscapes to cities, maps to railway timetables. Do you...