Ulysses' Sail: An Ethnographic Odyssey of Power, Knowledge, and Geographical Distance - Princeton Legacy Library - Mary W. Helms - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691634654 - April 19, 2016
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Ulysses' Sail: An Ethnographic Odyssey of Power, Knowledge, and Geographical Distance - Princeton Legacy Library

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What do long-distance travelers gain from their voyages, especially when faraway lands are regarded as the source of esoteric knowledge? Mary Helms explains how various cultures interpret space and distance in cosmological terms, and why they associate political power with information about strange places, peoples, and things. She assesses the dive


312 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released April 19, 2016
ISBN13 9780691634654
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 312
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 19 mm   ·   595 g
Language English  

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