Mapping Ethnography in Early Modern Germany: New Worlds in Print Culture

By Stephanie Leitch

Book Overview

As the first book-length examination of the role of German print culture in mediating Europe's knowledge of the newly discovered people of Africa, South Asia, and the Americas, this work highlights a unique and early incident of visual accuracy and an unprecedented investment in the practice of ethnography.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349382698
• ISBN13: 9781349382699
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"