Four Centuries of Special Geography
Four Centuries of Special Geography

Author: O.F.G. Sitwell

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 682

ISBN-13: 0774844574

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Geography as an academic discipline dates back to the last few decades of the nineteenth century. However, during the preceding centuries a large body of English-language literature relevant to the field of special geography was published. Four Centuries of Special Geography lists all the works published before 1888 and includes descriptions of each entry and notes on later editions.

British Discovery Literature and the Rise of Global Commerce
British Discovery Literature and the Rise of Global Commerce

Author: A. Neill

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2002-05-10

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0230629229

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British Discovery Literature and the Rise of Global Commerce examines how, between 1680 and 1800, British maritime travellers became both friends and foes of the commercial state. These nomadic characters report on remote parts of the globe in the twin contexts of an increasingly powerful imperial state and an emerging world economy. Examining voyage narratives by William Dampler, Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, Tobias Smollett, Samuel Johnson, James Cook, and William Bligh, Neill demonstrates how the transformation of travellers from nomadic outlaws into civil subjects , and vice versa, takes place against the political-economic backdrop of commercial expansion.