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A Source Book in Geography
George Kish (Ed.)
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Description for A Source Book in Geography
Hardback. Editor(s): Kish, George. Num Pages: 474 pages, 1 map, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 953.
This remarkable volume presents a panorama of geographical writings from Hesiod to Humboldt, from the beginnings of geographical thought in the Western world to the emergence of topical specialization. It includes a wealth of material from non-Western sources, particularly Moslem and Chinese, that has not been collected before.
The selections are arranged chronologically, and contain geographical theory, descriptions of terrestrial phenomena by early observers, and excerpts from major voyages of discovery. Some are obvious classics: Socrates on the nature of the Earth, Ezekiel’s description of the commerce of Tyre, Columbus’s first glimpse of the West Indies, Buffon on the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
474
Condition
New
Number of Pages
474
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674822702
SKU
V9780674822702
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