The travelers' world : Europe to the Pacific /

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In a beautifully crafted narrative that transports the reader from the salons of Europe to the shores of Tahiti, Harry Liebersohn examines the transformation of global knowledge during the great age of scientific exploration. He moves beyond the traditional focus on British and French travelers to i...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Liebersohn, Harry
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, ©2006, 2008.
Subjects:
1700-1899
Travelers > Europe.
Cosmopolitanism > Europe.
Europeans > Travel > History.
Travelers' writings, European > History and criticism.
Voyageurs > Europe.
Cosmopolitisme > Europe.
Européens > Voyages > Histoire.
Écrits de voyageurs européens > Histoire et critique.
TRAVEL.
HISTORY > World.
Cosmopolitanism
Europeans > Travel
Intellectual life
Travel
Travelers
Travelers' writings, European
Oceania > Description and travel.
Europe > Intellectual life > 18th century.
Europe > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Océanie > Descriptions et voyages.
Europe > Vie intellectuelle > 18e siècle.
Europe > Vie intellectuelle > 19e siècle.
Europe
Oceania
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Contents"; "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."

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