Enlightenment Geography - (Studies in Modern History) by R Mayhew (Hardcover)
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- Enlightenment Geography is the first detailed study of the politics of British geography books and of related forms of geographical knowledge in the period from 1650 to 1850.
- About the Author: ROBERT MAYHEW was a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
- 324 Pages
- History, Europe
- Series Name: Studies in Modern History
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Book Synopsis
Enlightenment Geography is the first detailed study of the politics of British geography books and of related forms of geographical knowledge in the period from 1650 to 1850. The definition and role of geography in a humanist structure of knowledge are examined and shown to tie it to political discourse. Geographical works are shown to have developed Whig and Tory defences of the English church and state, consonant with the conservatism of the English Enlightenment. These politicizations were questioned by those indebted to the Scottish Enlightenment. Enlightenment Geography questions broad assumptions about British intellectual history through a revisionist history of geography.Review Quotes
'...a significant work of scholarship...' - Denis Cosgrove, Albion
'Mayhew provides us with a compelling genealogy of his subject.' - Colin
Kidd, British Journal for Eighteenth Century Studies
'[Mayhew] provides an account of geographical thought that might be more
recognisable to contemporaries...As a result, his book is consistently
trenchant, focused and persuasive.' - David Armitage, Journal of Historical
Geography
About the Author
ROBERT MAYHEW was a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He is currently a Lecturer in Human Geography at Aberystwyth University.Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .88 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.25 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 324
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Europe
Series Title: Studies in Modern History
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Theme: Great Britain, General
Format: Hardcover
Author: R Mayhew
Language: English
Street Date: August 30, 2000
TCIN: 1005239540
UPC: 9780333791868
Item Number (DPCI): 247-19-3217
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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