LEADER 03320nam 2200793Ia 450 001 9910455110003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-674-04023-6 024 7 $a10.4159/9780674040236 035 $a(CKB)1000000000787009 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23050783 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000261897 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11193454 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000261897 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10269540 035 $a(PQKB)11003560 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3300056 035 $a(DE-B1597)457692 035 $a(OCoLC)1004866759 035 $a(OCoLC)1013937403 035 $a(OCoLC)1029831179 035 $a(OCoLC)1032679623 035 $a(OCoLC)1037969549 035 $a(OCoLC)1041973058 035 $a(OCoLC)1046622003 035 $a(OCoLC)1046995294 035 $a(OCoLC)444455459 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674040236 035 $a(PPN)20189288X 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3300056 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10312761 035 $a(OCoLC)923108935 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000787009 100 $a20050823d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe travelers' world$b[electronic resource] $eEurope to the Pacific /$fHarry Liebersohn 210 $aCambridge, MA $cHarvard University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 380 p. ) $cill., maps 300 $aOriginally published: 2006. 311 $a0-674-02185-1 311 $a0-674-02747-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [359]-368) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tMap: The Pacific Ocean -- $tMap: Europe in 1815, after the Congress of Vienna -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. Travelers -- $t2. Patrons -- $t3. Collaborators -- $t4. Philosophers -- $t5. Missions -- $t6. Darwin,Melville, and the End of a World -- $tConclusion -- $tChronology -- $tNotes -- $tSelected Bibliography -- $tIllustration Credits -- $tIndex 330 $aAn 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. 606 $aTravelers$zEurope 606 $aCosmopolitanism$zEurope 606 $aEuropeans$xTravel$xHistory 606 $aTravelers' writings, European$xHistory and criticism 607 $aOceania$xDescription and travel 607 $aEurope$xIntellectual life$y18th century 607 $aEurope$xIntellectual life$y19th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTravelers 615 0$aCosmopolitanism 615 0$aEuropeans$xTravel$xHistory. 615 0$aTravelers' writings, European$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a919.504 700 $aLiebersohn$b Harry$01031447 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455110003321 996 $aThe travelers' world$92448833 997 $aUNINA