| A Geography of Hard Times: Narratives about Travel to South America, 1780-1849 Contributor(s): Perez-Mejia, Angela (Author), Cluster, Dick (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0791460134 ISBN-13: 9780791460139 Publisher: State University of New York Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2004 Annotation: This fascinating glimpse into South America's past focuses on the works of four European voyagers who came to SouthAmerica and left a legacy of travel writing in their wake: Jos6Celestino Mutis, a Spanish botanist and doctor; Alexandervon Humboldt, a German geographer; Maria Graham, a British historian; and Flora Tristan, a French feminist and labor activist whose father was Peruvian. Each took on his or her voyage as a personal endeavor, and collectively their travels covered the Andes from its northern traces in Venezuela to the southern heights of Chile and Arequipa. Their writing contributed to the construction of a complex map of the Andes in which many levels of physical and social geography may be read. By analyzing the ravelers' narratives, illustrations, and maps, Angela Pdrez-Mejia unravels the rich complexities of the colonial travel experience, explores its impact on both the object of description and the traveler's subjectivity, and the collective readership seeking a discourse of nationhood. Click for more in this series: Suny Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | South America - General - Literary Criticism | Caribbean & Latin American - History | Latin America - General |
| Dewey: 918.042 |
| LCCN: 2003060760 |
| Series: Suny Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.16" W x 9.26" L (0.79 lbs) 179 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps |
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| Publisher Description: This fascinating glimpse into South America's past focuses on the works of four European voyagers who came to South America and left a legacy of travel writing in their wake: Jos Celestino Mutis, a Spanish botanist and doctor; Alexander von Humboldt, a German geographer; Maria Graham, a British historian; and Flora Trist n, a French feminist and labor activist whose father was Peruvian. Each took on his or her voyage as a personal endeavor, and collectively their travels covered the Andes from its northern traces in Venezuela to the southern heights of Chile and Arequipa. Their writing contributed to the construction of a complex map of the Andes in which many levels of physical and social geography may be read. By analyzing the travelers' narratives, illustrations, and maps, ngela P rez-Mej a unravels the rich complexities of the colonial travel experience, explores its impact on both the object of description and the traveler's subjectivity, and the collective readership seeking a discourse of nationhood. |
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