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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Geography Militant Cultures of Exploration and Empire 2000 Edition by Felix Driver
Geography Militant is a compelling account of the relations between geographical knowledge, exploration and empire. Table of contents : - Acknowledgements. 1. Geographical Knowledge, Exploration and Empire. 2. The Royal Geographical Society and the Empire of Science. 3. Hints to Travellers: Observation in the Field. 4. Missionary of Science: David Livingstone and the Exploration of Africa. 5. Becoming an Explorer: The Martyrdom of Winwood Reade. 6. Exploration by Warfare: Henry Morton Stanley and his Critics. 7. Making Representations: From an African Exhibition to the High Court of Justice. 8. Exploring Darkest England: Mapping the Heart of Empire. 9. Geography Militant and its After--life. Index.