Scientists & Scholars in the Field: Studies in the History of Fieldwork & Expeditions: Studies in the History of Fieldwork and Expeditions - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8771240144 ISBN 13: 9788771240146

Verlag: Aarhus University Press, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

For centuries the practice of undertaking fieldwork and expeditions has been adopted as an essential part of research by scientists and scholars from diverse disciplines. As a method of collecting on-site data through observation, the practice is shared by disciplines ranging from biology and botany, through geology, geography, and archaeology to anthropology, linguistics, and folklore studies. Presenting 17 essays by 17 scholars from almost as many disciplines of knowledge, this volume contains a rich tapestry of stories from - and about - 'the field', from early modern times until the present day. Taking us around the globe, from Europe to Asia, from the Arctic to Africa and America, this book investigates the entanglement of scientific, political, social, cultural, and personal interests and agendas that have shaped, and still shape, our effort to explore, explain, and exploit the world.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Aarhus University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 8771240144
• ISBN 13: 9788771240146
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 475
• Herausgeber: Nielsen Kristian H., Harbsmeier Michael, Ries Christopher J.
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