The Geographic Revolution in Early America
Maps, Literacy, and National Identity
Häftad, Engelska, 2006
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Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.The rapid rise in popularity of maps and geography handbooks in the eighteenth century ushered in a new geographic literacy among non elite Americans. This illustrated book argues that geographic literacy as it was played out in popular literary genres significantly influenced the formation of identity in America from the 1680s to the 1820s.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2006-02-28
- Mått156 x 235 x 20 mm
- Vikt466 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SeriePublished by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
- Antal sidor296
- FörlagThe University of North Carolina Press
- ISBN9780807856727