Gender, Geography and Empire - Victorian Women Travellers in Africa

Sommario

1. Introduction. 2. Travel, Text and Empowerment. 3. Paradise or Pandemonium? 4. White Women and 'Race'. 5. Slavery, Witchcraft and Cannibalism. 6. Colonized Counterparts. 7. Retrieving Subaltern Histories? 8. Conclusions.

Riassunto

First published 2000, this text is intended to draw together two important developments in contemporary geography: firstly, the recognition of the need to write critical histories of geographical thought and, particularly, the relationship between modern geography and European imperialism.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Cheryl Mcewan, McEwan Cheryl
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781138725621
• ISBN: 978-1-138-72562-1
• Pagine: 250
• Serie: Routledge Revivals
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, TRAVEL / Africa / General, Africa, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Human Geography, Historical Geography