Expedition into Empire: Exploratory Journeys and the Making of the Modern World

By Martin Thomas

Book Overview

Expeditions combined the traversing of space with the production of discourse. The "discoveries" of expeditions, disseminated in the form of maps and reports, books and pictures, would provide the stimulus for invasion, migration, investment and more.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138790680
• ISBN13: 9781138790681
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"