The shaping of French national identity : narrating the nation's past, 1715-1830 /
In April 1684, the traveller, diplomat and essayist, François Bernier (1625-1688), anonymously published in the Journal des sçavans his 'Nouvelle division de la terre, par les différentes espèces ou races d'hommes qui l'habitent.' He there made the case that although geographers...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2020]
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| Series: | New studies in European history.
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| Summary: | In April 1684, the traveller, diplomat and essayist, François Bernier (1625-1688), anonymously published in the Journal des sçavans his 'Nouvelle division de la terre, par les différentes espèces ou races d'hommes qui l'habitent.' He there made the case that although geographers had always divided the earth into countries and regions, thanks to his travels he now believed that another kind of mapping was possible. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 473 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-446) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107128095 1107128099 |