On the backs of others : rethinking the history of British geographical exploration / Edward Armston-Sheret.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Armston-Sheret, Edward, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discoveries in geography--British--History--19th century.

Discoveries in geography.

Discoveries in geography--British--History--20th century.

Scientific expeditions--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Scientific expeditions.

Scientific expeditions--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Great Britain--Colonies--History--19th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Colonies--History--20th century.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2024]

Summary:

"In the Victorian and Edwardian eras British explorers sought to become respected geographers and popular public figures, downplaying or reframing their reliance on others for survival. Far from being solitary heroes, these explorers were in reality dependent on the bodies, senses, curiosity, and labor of subaltern people and animals. In On the Backs of Others Edward Armston-Sheret offers new perspectives on British exploration in this era by focusing on the contributions of the people and animals, ordinarily written out of the mainstream histories, who made these journeys possible. He explores several well-known case studies of enduring popular and academic interest, such as Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke's Nile expeditions (1856-59 and 1860-63); Isabella Bird's travels in North America, Persia, and East Asia (1872-c. 1900); and Captain Robert Falcon Scott's two Antarctic expeditions (1901-4 and 1911-13). Armston-Sheret argues that numerous previously ignored stories show the work and agency of subaltern groups. In rethinking the history of exploration On the Backs of Others offers the first book-length study of the relationship between exploration and empire and their legacies within academic geography. "-- Provided by publisher.

"Edward Armston-Sheret offers new perspectives on British exploration during the Victorian and Edwardian eras by focusing on the contributions of those people and animals ordinarily written out of mainstream histories on this era of travel"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

2. "Heroic" Bodies

3. Dependent Bodies

4. Disciplined Bodies

5. Animal Bodies

6. Sensing Bodies

7. Examined Bodies

8. Sexual Bodies

9. Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781496241337

1496241339

9781496241344

1496241347

OCLC:

1446496028