Untertitel:
French Geographic Science from Cassini to Humboldt
Genre:
Naturwissenschaften allgemein
Autor:
Anne Marie Claire Godlewska
Herausgeber:
The University of Chicago Press
Erscheinungsdatum:
15.01.1999
Klappentext
List of Figures AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One: Geography's CrisisOne: The Nature of Eighteenth-Century Geography: Cartographic and Textual DescriptionTwo: Geography's Loss of Direction and StatusPart Two: Reaction and ContinuityThree: Universal DescriptionFour: The Powerful Mapping MetaphorFive: Handmaiden to PowerPart Three: Innovation on the MarginsSix: Explaining the Social RealmSeven: Innovation in Natural GeographyEight: Tough-Minded Historical GeographyConclusionNotesReferencesIndexGodlewska/Geography Unbound-contents1
Zusammenfassung
At the end of the 18th century, French geographers faced a crisis, they were unable to adapt their descriptive focus to the emphasis on theory/explanation. This text presents a portrait of this period in the development of modern geography through the careers of individuals from Cassini to Volney.
Inhalt
List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Geography's Crisis One: The Nature of Eighteenth-Century Geography: Cartographic and Textual Description Two: Geography's Loss of Direction and Status Part Two: Reaction and Continuity Three: Universal Description Four: The Powerful Mapping Metaphor Five: Handmaiden to Power Part Three: Innovation on the Margins Six: Explaining the Social Realm Seven: Innovation in Natural Geography Eight: Tough-Minded Historical Geography Conclusion Notes References Index Godlewska/Geography Unbound-contents 1
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