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Geography Militant
Cultures of Exploration and Empire
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John Wiley & Sons Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: 8E3DWD4
EAN: 9780631201120
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Beschreibung
Geography Militant. is a compelling account of the relations between geographical knowledge, exploration, and empire. This book traces the emergence of a modern culture of exploration, as reflected in the role of institutions such as the Royal Geographical Society and the reputation of explorers such as Livingstone and Stanley. The production and dissemination of geographical knowledge in the age of empire involved much more than the collection of new facts: it required the mobilization of a wide range of material and imaginative resources. Geography Militant. pays particular attention to the contradictory and contested nature of geography, unraveling contemporary debates over the status of fieldwork, the ethics of exploration and the relations between science and sensationalism. These issues are of more than historical interest, as the culture of Geography Militant continually regenerates itself in the worlds of advertising, tourism and heritage. This engaging book will be of interest to scholars and students in Geography, History, Literature, Anthropology, Cultural Studies and the History of Science.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Felix Driver
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2000
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 268