Description: About this Item The item is a book Hardback The Author Name is Surekha Davies The Title is Renaissance Ethnography and the Invention of the Human : New Worlds, Maps and Monsters Condition New Other Comments Pages Count - 380. Binding type - Hardcover. Content Language - English Category - HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance HISTORY / Europe / General SCIENCE / History Product Description - Giants, cannibals and other monsters were a regular feature of Renaissance illustrated maps, inhabiting the Americas alongside other indigenous peoples. In a new approach to views of distant peoples, Surekha Davies analyzes this archive alongside prints, costume books and geographical writing. Using sources from Iberia, France, the German lands, the Low Countries, Italy and England, Davies argues that mapmakers and viewers saw these maps as careful syntheses that enabled viewers to compare different peoples. In an age when scholars, missionaries, native peoples and colonial officials debated whether New World inhabitants could - or should - be converted or enslaved, maps were uniquely suited for assessing the impact of environment on bodies and temperaments. Through innovative interdisciplinary methods connecting the European Renaissance to the Atlantic world, Davies uses new sources and questions to explore science as a visual pursuit, revealing how debates about the relationship between humans and monstrous peoples challenged colonial expansion. We Use Stock Images Because we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item. When possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong. Books are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions. The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling. Gift IdeasThis is a great Christmas gift idea. Hours of ServiceWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday. Location ID 555z iHaveit SKU ID 163044636
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Genre/Subject: HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance
Brand: Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories
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Number of Pages: 380 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Renaissance Ethnography and the Invention of the Human: New Worlds, Maps and Monsters
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Geography & Geosciences, History
Item Height: 249 mm
Item Weight: 910 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Surekha Davies
Series: Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories
Item Width: 173 mm
Format: Hardcover
