The travelers' world : Europe to the Pacific / / Harry Liebersohn

• Autore: Liebersohn Harry
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 380 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 919.504
• Soggetto topico: Travelers - Europe; Cosmopolitanism - Europe; Europeans - Travel - History; Travelers' writings, European - History and criticism
• Soggetto geografico: Oceania Description and travel; Europe Intellectual life 18th century; Europe Intellectual life 19th century
• Note generali: Originally published: 2006.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-368) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: An 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The travelers' world
• ISBN: 0-674-04023-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778161503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II