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The travelers' world : Europe to the Pacific / Harry Liebersohn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Liebersohn, Harry.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Travelers--Europe.
- Travelers.
- Cosmopolitanism--Europe.
- Cosmopolitanism.
- Europeans--Travel--History.
- Europeans.
- Travelers' writings, European--History and criticism.
- Travelers' writings, European.
- Oceania--Description and travel.
- Oceania.
- Europe--Intellectual life--18th century.
- Europe.
- Europe--Intellectual life--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 380 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An unforgettable voyage filled with delightful characters, dramatic encounters, and rich cultural details, The Travelers' World heralds a moment of intellectual preparation for the modern global era. Harry Liebersohn examines the transformation of global knowledge during the great age of scientific exploration. We now travel effortlessly to distant places, but the questions about perception, truth, and knowledge that these intercontinental mediators faced still resonate.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Map: The Pacific Ocean
- Map: Europe in 1815, after the Congress of Vienna
- Introduction
- 1. Travelers
- 2. Patrons
- 3. Collaborators
- 4. Philosophers
- 5. Missions
- 6. Darwin,Melville, and the End of a World
- Conclusion
- Chronology
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Illustration Credits
- Index
- Notes:
- Originally published: 2006.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-368) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780674040236
- 0674040236
- OCLC:
- 1004866759
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