Longitude and empire: how Captain Cook's voyages changed the world

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"Before Captain Cook's three voyages, to Europeans the globe was uncertain and dangerous: after, it was comprehensible and ordered. Written as a conceptual field guide to the voyages, Longitude and Empire offers a significant rereading of both the expeditions and modern political philosophy. More than any other work, printed accounts of the voyages marked the shift from early modern to modern ways of looking at the world. The globe was no longer understood to be divided between Europeans and sa…

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Full title :Longitude and empire : how Captain Cook's voyages changed the world / Brian W. Richardson.

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Publication Date:©2005.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):UBC Press
Place of Publication:Vancouver
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2005.

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Description:xvi, 240 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

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ISBN:0774811897, 9780774811897, 0774811900, 9780774811903
oclc:ocm58930493
LC Classification:G246.C7
Dewey Decimal:910/.92

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74.13 geography of the earth Cook, James Découvertes géographiques Discoveries in geography Einfluss Entdeckungsreise Europa Exploratory expeditions History Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Reception Travel books Voyages around the world Voyages around the world -- History -- … Voyages autour du monde -- Histoire -- … Weltbild Weltumsegelung