03293nam 2200781Ia 450 991077816150332120230901175941.00-674-04023-610.4159/9780674040236(CKB)1000000000787009(StDuBDS)AH23050783(SSID)ssj0000261897(PQKBManifestationID)11193454(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000261897(PQKBWorkID)10269540(PQKB)11003560(MiAaPQ)EBC3300056(DE-B1597)457692(OCoLC)1004866759(OCoLC)1013937403(OCoLC)1029831179(OCoLC)1032679623(OCoLC)1037969549(OCoLC)1041973058(OCoLC)1046622003(OCoLC)1046995294(OCoLC)444455459(DE-B1597)9780674040236(Au-PeEL)EBL3300056(CaPaEBR)ebr10312761(OCoLC)923108935(PPN)20189288X(EXLCZ)99100000000078700920050823d2006 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe travelers' world Europe to the Pacific /Harry LiebersohnCambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press20061 online resource (xiii, 380 pages) illustrations, mapsOriginally published: 2006.0-674-02185-1 0-674-02747-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-368) and index.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 --IndexAn 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.TravelersEuropeCosmopolitanismEuropeEuropeansTravelHistoryTravelers' writings, EuropeanHistory and criticismOceaniaDescription and travelEuropeIntellectual life18th centuryEuropeIntellectual life19th centuryTravelersCosmopolitanismEuropeansTravelHistory.Travelers' writings, EuropeanHistory and criticism.919.504Liebersohn Harry1477816MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778161503321The travelers' world3693270UNINA