Placing the Enlightenment : thinking geographically about the age of reason / Charles W.J. Withers.
| Author/creator | Withers, Charles W. J. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007. |
| Description | xiii, 330 pages, 12 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: the Enlightenment--questions of geography -- Geographies of the Enlightenment -- The Enlightenment in national context -- Above and beyond the nation : cosmopolitan networks -- Doing Enlightenment : local sites and social spaces -- Geographical knowledge and the Enlightenment world -- Exploring, traveling, mapping -- Encountering the physical world -- Geographies of human difference -- Geography in the Enlightenment -- Geography and the book -- Geography in practice -- Spaces and forms of geographical sociability -- Conclusion: the Enlightenmen--questions of geography. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-314) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006032563 |
| ISBN | 9780226904054 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226904059 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | B802 .W58 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |