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Terrestrial lessons : the conquest of the world as globe / Sumathi Ramaswamy.

Van Pelt Library G76.5.I5 R36 2017
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Ramaswamy, Sumathi, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Globes.
History.
Geography--Study and teaching.
Earth (Planet)--Study and teaching--India--History.
Earth (Planet).
Geography--Study and teaching--India--History.
Geography.
Globes--India--History.
Study skills.
India.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
xx, 429 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Place of Publication:
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Contents:
Prologue: Global itineraries, Earth inscriptions
In pursuit of a global thing
"As you live in the world, you ought to know something of the world"
The global pandit
Down to Earth? Of girls and globes
"It's called a globe. It is the Earth. Our Earth!"
Epilogue: The conquest of the world as globe.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780226476575
022647657X
OCLC:
966971614
Publisher Number:
99973759449

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