TY - BOOK
T1 - New Spaces of Exploration: Geographies of Discovery in the Twentieth Century
A2 - Naylor, Simon
A2 - Ryan, James R.
N1 - Accession Number: up.914549; Other Notes: Specialized.; Publication Type: Book; Physical Description: 309 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.; Language: English
PY - 2009/12/12
Y1 - 2009/12/12
N2 - For many the dawn of the twentieth century ushered in an era where the world map had few if any blank spaces left to discover. The age of exploration was supposedly dead. "New Spaces of Exploration" challenges this assumption. Focusing specifically on exploration in the twentieth century, the authors demonstrate how new technologies and changing geopolitical configurations have ensured that exploration has remained a key feature of our rapidly globalizing world. Ranging widely in their geographical focus - from the Europe and Asia to Australia, and from the polar regions to outer space - they demonstrate the increasing diversity of modern exploration and reveal the continuing political, military, industrial and cultural motivations at play. The result is a major contribution to our understanding of the significance of exploration in the twentieth century. The contributors include: E. Baigent, C. Collis, K. Dodds, F. Driver, M. Godwin, J. Hill, F. Korsmo, F. MacDonald, S. Naylor, J. Ryan, N. Thomas, and K. Yusoff.
AB - For many the dawn of the twentieth century ushered in an era where the world map had few if any blank spaces left to discover. The age of exploration was supposedly dead. "New Spaces of Exploration" challenges this assumption. Focusing specifically on exploration in the twentieth century, the authors demonstrate how new technologies and changing geopolitical configurations have ensured that exploration has remained a key feature of our rapidly globalizing world. Ranging widely in their geographical focus - from the Europe and Asia to Australia, and from the polar regions to outer space - they demonstrate the increasing diversity of modern exploration and reveal the continuing political, military, industrial and cultural motivations at play. The result is a major contribution to our understanding of the significance of exploration in the twentieth century. The contributors include: E. Baigent, C. Collis, K. Dodds, F. Driver, M. Godwin, J. Hill, F. Korsmo, F. MacDonald, S. Naylor, J. Ryan, N. Thomas, and K. Yusoff.
KW - discoveries in geography -- History -- 20th century
KW - exploration
KW - geography
UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat01619a&AN=up.914549&site=eds-live
M3 - Book
SN - 9781848850170
SN - 1848850174
SN - 9781848850163
SN - 1848850166
BT - New Spaces of Exploration: Geographies of Discovery in the Twentieth Century
PB - I. B. Tauris
ER -