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North American Exploration, Volume 3

Name: North American Exploration, Volume 3
Brand: University of Nebraska Press
SKU: 9780803210431
Price: 42759 HUF
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A Continent Comprehended

Szerző: John Logan Allen

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Kötés: Kemény kötésű

Kiadó: University of Nebraska Press

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The third volume of North American Exploration, covering 1784 to 1914, charts a dramatic shift in th...

Információk a könyvről

Szerző

John Logan Allen

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Kemény kötésű

Kiadva

1997

oldal

656

EAN

9780803210431

ISBN

0803210434

Enbook ID

04922289

Kiadó

University of Nebraska Press

Súly

1191

Méretek

152 x 229 x 52

Teljes leírás

The third volume of North American Exploration, covering 1784 to 1914, charts a dramatic shift in the purpose, priorities, and results of the exploration of North America. As the nineteenth century opened, exploration was still fostered by the growth of empire, but by the 1830s commercial interests came to drive most exploratory ventures, particularly through the fur trade. By midcentury, however, as imperial rivalries lessened and the fur trade declined, exploration was driven by the growing scientific spirit of the age--although the science was often conducted in the service of a search for railroad routes or natural resources linked to military concerns. A clear transition took place as the spirit of the Enlightenment gave way to economic imperatives and to the science of the post-Darwinian age and exploration passed beyond discovery and geographical definition. This volume explores the resultant beginnings of an understanding of the continent and its native peoples.