Geography, Science and National Identity - Scotland since 1520 (Paperback, New ed)

Charles Withers' book brings together work on the history of geography and the history of science with extensive archival analysis to explore how geographical knowledge has been used to shape an understanding of the nation. Using Scotland as an exemplar, the author places geographical knowledge in its wider intellectual context to afford insights into perspectives of empire, national identity and the geographies of science. In so doing, he advances a new area of geographical enquiry, the historical geography of geographical knowledge, and demonstrates how and why different forms of geographical knowledge have been used in the past to constitute national identity, and where those forms were constructed and received. The book will make an important contribution to the study of nationhood and empire and will therefore interest historians, as well as students of historical geography and historians of science. It is theoretically engaging, empirically rich and beautifully illustrated.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography
Release date:	March 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Charles W. J Withers
Dimensions:	228 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	332
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-02482-2
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General
LSN:	0-521-02482-X
Barcode:	9780521024822

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