Ulysses' Sail : An Ethnographic Odyssey of Power, Knowledge, and Geographical Distance
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Princeton Legacy Library
ISBN-10
0691605726
ISBN-13
9780691605722
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Imprint
Princeton University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 14th, 2014
Print length
312 Pages
Weight
506 grams
Dimensions
15.80 x 23.40 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Impact of science & technology on societyHuman geographyApplied ecology
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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
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