| Enlightenment Geography: The Political Languages of British Geography, 1650-1850 2000 Edition Contributor(s): Mayhew, R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312234759 ISBN-13: 9780312234751 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2000 Annotation: This book 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. It is a contribution to the intellectual history of geographical knowledge in particular and of Britain more generally. The definition and role of geography in a humanist structure of knowledge are examined, as are the audience for and print culture of geography before its formalization as a discipline in the late 19th century. In all these respects, geography is shown to have been tied to political discourse. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Science | History |
| Dewey: 911.41 |
| LCCN: 00027247 |
| Series: Studies in Modern History |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.76" W x 8.86" (1.34 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |