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Charting an Empire: Geography at the English Universities 1580-1620 Lesley B. Cormack 2nd edition
Charting an Empire: Geography at the English Universities 1580-1620
Lesley B. Cormack
Examines how early modern England transformed itself into the centre of a worldwide empire. This work argues that the new study of geography played a crucial role in fuelling England's imperial ambitions, and that it helped create an ideology of empire which made imperialism possible.
344 pages, 17 halftones, 1 line drawing, 2 maps, 8 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 8, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226116075 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 298 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 151 × 20 mm · 440 g |
| Language | English |