A Source Book in Geography (Source Books in the History of the Sciences) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674822706 ISBN 13: 9780674822702

Verlag: HARVARD UNIV PR, 1978

Inhaltsangabe

This remarkable volume presents a panorama of geographical writings from Hesiod to Humboldt, from the beginnings of geographical thought in the Western world to the emergence of topical specialization. It includes a wealth of material from non-Western sources, particularly Moslem and Chinese, that has not been collected before.

The selections are arranged chronologically, and contain geographical theory, descriptions of terrestrial phenomena by early observers, and excerpts from major voyages of discovery. Some are obvious classics: Socrates on the nature of the Earth, Ezekiel’s description of the commerce of Tyre, Columbus’s first glimpse of the West Indies, Buffon on the history of the Earth, and Kant’s geographical lectures. Yet more commonly, George Kish provides a sense of the discovery with such finds as the ambassador’s report to the Caliph of Baghdad on the lands and customs of the Norsemen, the study of the Tartar Empire by John of Monte Corvino, Archbishop of Peking, and Jefferson’s private memo to Alexander von Humboldt seeking information on the American West.

Each section is highlighted by a brief but engagingly written introduction by the editor. Throughout, the unique cultural and professional perspective of Kish is very much in evidence.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: HARVARD UNIV PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1978
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0674822706
• ISBN 13: 9780674822702
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 474
• Herausgeber: Kish George
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