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Science, Empire and the European Exploration of the Pacific
Tony . Ed(S): Ballantyne
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Description for Science, Empire and the European Exploration of the Pacific
hardcover. This collection of essays assesses the interrelationship between exploration, empire-building and science in the opening of the Pacific Ocean by Europeans between the early 16th and mid-19th century. Editor from University of Otago, New Zealand. Editor(s): Ballantyne, Tony. Series Editor(s): Flynn, Professor Dennis O.; Giraldez, Professor Arturo. Series: The Pacific World: Lands, Peoples and History of the Pacific, 1500-1900. Num Pages: 394 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1QSP; PDX; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 869.
This collection of essays assesses the interrelationship between exploration, empire-building and science in the opening up of the Pacific Ocean by Europeans between the early 16th and mid-19th century. It explores both the role of various sciences in enabling European imperial projects in the region, and how the exploration of the Pacific in turn shaped emergent scientific disciplines and their claims to authority within Europe. Drawing on a range of disciplines (from the history of science to geography, imperial history to literary criticism), this volume examines the place of science in cross-cultural encounters, the history of cartography in ... Read more
This collection of essays assesses the interrelationship between exploration, empire-building and science in the opening up of the Pacific Ocean by Europeans between the early 16th and mid-19th century. It explores both the role of various sciences in enabling European imperial projects in the region, and how the exploration of the Pacific in turn shaped emergent scientific disciplines and their claims to authority within Europe. Drawing on a range of disciplines (from the history of science to geography, imperial history to literary criticism), this volume examines the place of science in cross-cultural encounters, the history of cartography in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
Series
The Pacific World: Lands, Peoples and History of the Pacific, 1500-1900
Number of Pages
404
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780754635628
SKU
V9780754635628
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About Tony . Ed(S): Ballantyne
Tony Ballantyne, University of Otago, New Zealand O.H.K Spate, W.A.R. Richardson, Dennis Reinhartz, Harry Kelsey, J.C. Beaglehole, William T. Stearn, Richard Sorrenson, David Mackay, Barbara G. Beddall, Iris H. Wilson Engstrand, Alexei V. Postnikov, David Turnbull, Tom Ryan, Glyndwr Williams, Nicholas Thomas, Tony Ballantyne, Jonathan Lamb.
Reviews for Science, Empire and the European Exploration of the Pacific
'... the introduction provides a welcome synthesis...' Archives of Natural History 'This volume of reprinted essays serves as an excellent sampling of the historiography of Pacific science and its development from the late 1960s to the present... This collection holds together very successfully and is introduced excellently; it will be an important resource for all historians of science and ... Read more