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Geography Militant: Cultures of Exploration and Empire


Geography Militant: Cultures of Exploration and Empire

Paperback by Driver, Felix (Royal Holloway, University of London)

Geography Militant: Cultures of Exploration and Empire

£37.95

ISBN:
9780631201120
Publication Date:
1 Oct 2000
Language:
English
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:
Wiley-Blackwell
Pages:
268 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 14 - 16 May 2024
Geography Militant: Cultures of Exploration and Empire

Description

Geography Militant is a compelling account of the relations between geographical knowledge, exploration and empire.

Contents

Acknowledgements. 1. Geographical Knowledge, Exploration and Empire. 2. The Royal Geographical Society and the Empire of Science. 3. Hints to Travellers: Observation in the Field. 4. Missionary of Science: David Livingstone and the Exploration of Africa. 5. Becoming an Explorer: The Martyrdom of Winwood Reade. 6. Exploration by Warfare: Henry Morton Stanley and his Critics. 7. Making Representations: From an African Exhibition to the High Court of Justice. 8. Exploring Darkest England: Mapping the Heart of Empire. 9. Geography Militant and its After-life. Index.

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