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The Resource Geography and imperialism, 1820-1940

Geography and imperialism, 1820-1940

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Summary
This book examines the ways in which European imperialism was facilitated and challenged by geographical theory and practice in the period 1820-1940. It adds to current multi-disciplinary debates on the complex cultural, ideological and intellectual bases of European imperial conquests and colonisations by reference to geographical science. These authors examine maps and surveys, exploration and travel, the activities and debates of metropolitan and provincial geographical societies, and a range of written and visual representations. The use of geographical knowledge as a tool of imperial propaganda is evaluated, together with its contribution to imperial debates on race, environmental perception and management. The book explores imperial photography, the cartography of decolonisation and environmental management and conservation in the British empire. The work of societies such as the Royal Geographical Society, the Royal Dutch Geographical Society and the Societe Geographie de Paris is evaluated
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xiii, 338 pages
Contents
  • Agents and agencies in geography and empire : the case of George Grey / James M.R. Cameron
  • Imperialism and the discourse of desiccation : the institutionalisation of global environmental concerns and the role of the Royal Geographical Society, 1860-1880 / Richard H. Grove
  • Imperial landscapes : photography, geography and British overseas exploration, 1858-1872 / James R. Ryan
  • The Royal Dutch Geographical Society and the Dutch East Indies, 1873-1914 : from colonial lobby to colonial hobby / Paul van der Velde
  • The provincial geographical societies in Britain, 1884-1914 / John M. MacKenzie
  • 'The mother of all the peoples' : geographical knowledge and the empowering of Mary Slessor / Cheryl McEwan
  • Historical geographies of the British empire, c. 1887-1925 / Robin A. Butlin
  • 'Citizenship not charity' : Violet Markham on nature, society and the state in Britain and South Africa / Morag Bell
  • The spoils of war : the Société de Géographie de Paris and the French empire, 1914-1919 / Michael Heffernan
  • Geopolitics, cartography and geographical knowledge : envisioning Africa from Fascist Italy / David Atkinson
  • The cartography of colonialism and decolonisation : the case of Swaziland / Jeffrey C. Stone
Isbn
9780719039348
Instance
Label
Geography and imperialism, 1820-1940
Title
Geography and imperialism, 1820-1940
Contributor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
This book examines the ways in which European imperialism was facilitated and challenged by geographical theory and practice in the period 1820-1940. It adds to current multi-disciplinary debates on the complex cultural, ideological and intellectual bases of European imperial conquests and colonisations by reference to geographical science. These authors examine maps and surveys, exploration and travel, the activities and debates of metropolitan and provincial geographical societies, and a range of written and visual representations. The use of geographical knowledge as a tool of imperial propaganda is evaluated, together with its contribution to imperial debates on race, environmental perception and management. The book explores imperial photography, the cartography of decolonisation and environmental management and conservation in the British empire. The work of societies such as the Royal Geographical Society, the Royal Dutch Geographical Society and the Societe Geographie de Paris is evaluated
Cataloging source
UkLiU
Index
no index present
LC call number
JC359
LC item number
.G46 1995
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1938-
  • 1959-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Bell, Morag
  • Butlin, R. A.
  • Heffernan, Michael J.
Series statement
Studies in imperialism
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Imperialism
  • Colonies
  • Geopolitics
Label
Geography and imperialism, 1820-1940
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Agents and agencies in geography and empire : the case of George Grey / James M.R. Cameron -- Imperialism and the discourse of desiccation : the institutionalisation of global environmental concerns and the role of the Royal Geographical Society, 1860-1880 / Richard H. Grove -- Imperial landscapes : photography, geography and British overseas exploration, 1858-1872 / James R. Ryan -- The Royal Dutch Geographical Society and the Dutch East Indies, 1873-1914 : from colonial lobby to colonial hobby / Paul van der Velde -- The provincial geographical societies in Britain, 1884-1914 / John M. MacKenzie -- 'The mother of all the peoples' : geographical knowledge and the empowering of Mary Slessor / Cheryl McEwan -- Historical geographies of the British empire, c. 1887-1925 / Robin A. Butlin -- 'Citizenship not charity' : Violet Markham on nature, society and the state in Britain and South Africa / Morag Bell -- The spoils of war : the Société de Géographie de Paris and the French empire, 1914-1919 / Michael Heffernan -- Geopolitics, cartography and geographical knowledge : envisioning Africa from Fascist Italy / David Atkinson -- The cartography of colonialism and decolonisation : the case of Swaziland / Jeffrey C. Stone
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xiii, 338 pages
Isbn
9780719039348
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
Label
Geography and imperialism, 1820-1940
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Agents and agencies in geography and empire : the case of George Grey / James M.R. Cameron -- Imperialism and the discourse of desiccation : the institutionalisation of global environmental concerns and the role of the Royal Geographical Society, 1860-1880 / Richard H. Grove -- Imperial landscapes : photography, geography and British overseas exploration, 1858-1872 / James R. Ryan -- The Royal Dutch Geographical Society and the Dutch East Indies, 1873-1914 : from colonial lobby to colonial hobby / Paul van der Velde -- The provincial geographical societies in Britain, 1884-1914 / John M. MacKenzie -- 'The mother of all the peoples' : geographical knowledge and the empowering of Mary Slessor / Cheryl McEwan -- Historical geographies of the British empire, c. 1887-1925 / Robin A. Butlin -- 'Citizenship not charity' : Violet Markham on nature, society and the state in Britain and South Africa / Morag Bell -- The spoils of war : the Société de Géographie de Paris and the French empire, 1914-1919 / Michael Heffernan -- Geopolitics, cartography and geographical knowledge : envisioning Africa from Fascist Italy / David Atkinson -- The cartography of colonialism and decolonisation : the case of Swaziland / Jeffrey C. Stone
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xiii, 338 pages
Isbn
9780719039348
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps

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