Exploration: a very short introduction

This clear, succinct, and elegant contribution to the 'Very Short Introductions' series surveys the history of global exploration and assesses the motives, for good and ill, of those who undertook it. Stewart Weaver traces the history of exploration from the first explorers (including Poly...

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Main Author: Weaver, Stewart A. ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [New York] Oxford University Press 2015
Series:Very short introductions
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:This clear, succinct, and elegant contribution to the 'Very Short Introductions' series surveys the history of global exploration and assesses the motives, for good and ill, of those who undertook it. Stewart Weaver traces the history of exploration from the first explorers (including Polynesian and Micronesian peoples, the ancient Greeks, Marco Polo, and Ibn Battuta), to the European discover of America, the Enlightenment and exploration (focusing on James Cook), and the race to the north and south poles
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (152 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780199393787
DOI:10.1093/actrade/9780199946952.001.0001

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