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Peter Thonning and Denmark's Guinea Commission : a Study in Nineteenth-Century African Colonial Geography.
The rich archival record of Denmark's nineteenth-century African colonial undertakings, and particularly the work of the natural historian and colonial administrator Peter Thonning of the Guinea Commission, opens fresh perspectives on the broader history and geography of European colonialism.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico Mapa |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
BRILL,
2012.
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| Colección: | Atlantic World.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. I. Early colonial experiments
- pt. II. Science and colonialism : Peter Thonning's expedition
- pt. III. Colonial developments during the Napoleonic Wars and the ensuing depression
- pt. IV. Renewed interest in African colonialism in Copenhagen
- pt. V. Conflicting views of the colonial world : the Guinea Commission and the closing of an era.