Women, Travel, and Science in Nineteenth-Century Americas - The Politics of Observation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book offers a new and insightful look at the interconnections between the United States, Brazil and Mexico during the nineteenth century. Gerassi-Navarro brings together U.S. and Latin American Studies with her analysis of the travel narratives of Frances Calderon de la Barca and Elizabeth Cary Agassiz. Inspired by the writings of Alexander von Humboldt these women, in their travels, expand his views on the tropics to include a social dimension to their observations on nature, culture, race, and progress in Brazil and Mexico. Highlighting the role of women as a new kind of observer as well as the complexity of connections between the United States and Latin America, Gerassi-Navarro interweaves science, politics, and aesthetics in new transnational frameworks.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine
Release date:	November 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Nina Gerassi-Navarro
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	276
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-61505-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	3-319-61505-X
Barcode:	9783319615059

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