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Geography and Revolution

Charles W.J. Withers

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Description:A term with myriad associations, "revolution" is commonly understood in its intellectual, historical, and sociopolitical contexts. Until now, almost no attention has been paid to revolution and questions of geography. "Geography and Revolution" examines the ways that place and space matter in a variety of revolutionary situations. David N. Livingstone and Charles W. J. Withers assemble a set of essays that are themselves revolutionary in uncovering not only the geography of revolutions but the role of geography in revolutions. Here, scientific revolutionsOCoCopernican, Newtonian, and DarwinianOCoordinarily thought of as placeless, are revealed to be rooted in specific sites and spaces. Technical revolutionsOCothe advent of print, time-keeping, and photographyOCoemerge as inventions that transformed the world's order without homogenizing it. Political revolutionsOCoin France, England, Germany, and the United StatesOCoare notable for their debates on the nature of political institutions and national identity. Gathering insight from geographers, historians, and historians of science, " Geography and Revolution" is an invitation to take the "where" as seriously as the "who" and the "when" in examining the nature, shape, and location of revolutions. "We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Geography and Revolution. To get started finding Geography and Revolution, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 442

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Release: 2014

ISBN: 0226487350

Description: A term with myriad associations, "revolution" is commonly understood in its intellectual, historical, and sociopolitical contexts. Until now, almost no attention has been paid to revolution and questions of geography. "Geography and Revolution" examines the ways that place and space matter in a variety of revolutionary situations. David N. Livingstone and Charles W. J. Withers assemble a set of essays that are themselves revolutionary in uncovering not only the geography of revolutions but the role of geography in revolutions. Here, scientific revolutionsOCoCopernican, Newtonian, and DarwinianOCoordinarily thought of as placeless, are revealed to be rooted in specific sites and spaces. Technical revolutionsOCothe advent of print, time-keeping, and photographyOCoemerge as inventions that transformed the world's order without homogenizing it. Political revolutionsOCoin France, England, Germany, and the United StatesOCoare notable for their debates on the nature of political institutions and national identity. Gathering insight from geographers, historians, and historians of science, " Geography and Revolution" is an invitation to take the "where" as seriously as the "who" and the "when" in examining the nature, shape, and location of revolutions. "We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Geography and Revolution. To get started finding Geography and Revolution, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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