Civic discipline [[electronic resource] ] : geography in America, 1860-1890 / / by Karen M. Morin

• Autore: Morin Karen M
• Pubblicazione: Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate Pub., c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Disciplina: 910.97309/034
• Soggetto topico: Geography - United States - History; Geography - Philosophy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Geography as Civic Discipline in Nineteenth-Century America; 2 Charles P. Daly's Gendered Geography; 3 New York City's Friend of Labor: Geography and Urban Social Reform; 4 Transporting American Empire: Rails, Canals, and the Politics of the "Geo-Personal"; 5 Arctic Science and the "Jurist-Geographer"; 6 "Geographical Exploration is Commercial Progress": In the Congo; 7 Postscript: Reclaiming Charles P. Daly, Prospects and Problems; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The American Geographical Society (AGS) is the oldest professional geographical organization in the United States (established in 1851), and was the pre-eminent such society in the 19th century. This project explores how geographical knowledge and practices were understood, took shape, and made publicly available via the AGS and Charles P. Daly, the society's president for 35 years (1864-1899).
• Titolo autorizzato: Civic discipline
• ISBN: 1-317-16567-5; 1-317-16566-7; 1-283-01512-9; 9786613015129; 1-4094-0144-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458169203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in historical geography.