Geography unbound :: French geographic science from Cassini to Humboldt /

At the end of the eighteenth century, French geographers faced a crisis. Though they had previously been ranked among the most highly regarded scientists in Europe, they suddenly found themselves directionless and disrespected because they were unable to adapt their descriptive focus easily to the n...

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1. Verfasser: Godlewska, Anne
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©1999.
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Zusammenfassung:At the end of the eighteenth century, French geographers faced a crisis. Though they had previously been ranked among the most highly regarded scientists in Europe, they suddenly found themselves directionless and disrespected because they were unable to adapt their descriptive focus easily to the new emphasis on theory and explanation sweeping through other disciplines. Anne Godlewska examines this crisis, the often conservative reactions of geographers to it, and the work of researchers at the margins of the field who helped chart its future course. She tells her story partly thr.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 444 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-432) and index.
ISBN:9780226300535
0226300536
0226300471
9780226300474

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