A Cultural History of Exploration in the Industrial Age Vol. 5 edited by Jane Samson

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Samson, Jane, editor.

Series:

Cultural histories series

The Cultural Histories Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization--History.

Civilization.

Discoveries in geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London Bloomsbury Academic 2024

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The unprecedented scope and pace of industrialization throughout the 'long nineteenth century' brought in its wake population growth and ever-rising demand for raw materials that, in turn, fuelled the imperial ambitions of Europe and the United States. At the same time, the railway revolution shrank travel times in all directions for both people and goods. Many colonization projects in this era masqueraded as exploration, involving European expansion into Africa and Asia as well as the development of maritime, deep sea, and polar exploration brought about by new technological innovations. These developments were particularly enabled by a culture of exploration in the west and, concurrently, by the world's increasing exploration and appropriation of western culture. Western explorers encountered far more than the expected subservience or hostility on the part of non-European peoples: negotiation, mutual exploitation, friendship, and other transformations were also part of these encounters on both sides. In any era, exploration cannot be defined purely in terms of geography-it involves language, culture, materiality, and values, all of which change from one culture to the next. Drawing upon both visual and textual sources, A Cultural History of Exploration in the Industrial Age presents an overview of the period and examines key cultural case studies on the themes of technologies of exploration; motivations and methodologies for exploration; ideal and idealized explorer typologies; the explored and their explorations; verbalizing exploration; visualizing exploration; and authority, finance, and exploration

Contents:

Series Preface, Lauren Beck Introduction, Jane Sansom 1. Technologies of Exploration, Paul D'Arcy 2. Motivations and Methodologies for Exploration, Ed Armston-Sheret 3. Ideal and Idealized Explorer Typologies, Mylynka Kilgore Cardona 4. The Explored and their Explorations, Dane Kennedy 5. Verbalizing Exploration, Richard Weiner 6. Visualizing Exploration, Steffen Woell 7. Authority, Finance, and Exploration, Rainer F. Buschmann Bibliography Notes on contributors Index

ISBN:

9781350100947

OCLC:

1506197910