Charting an Empire: Geography at the English Universities 1580-1620

by Lesley B. Cormack

Book Overview

How did early modern England--an island nation on the periphery of world affairs--transform itself into the center of a worldwide empire? Lesley B. Cormack argues that the newly institutionalized study of geography played a crucial role in fueling England's imperial ambitions.

Cormack demonstrates that geography was part of the Arts curriculum between 1580 and 1620, read at university by a broad range of soon-to-be political, economic, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226116077
• ISBN13: 9780226116075
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"