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Ferdinand Hochstetter and the Contribution of German-speaking Scientists to New Zealand Natural History in the Nineteenth Century

Author : James Braund

Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 44,38 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Explorers

ISBN : 9783631604083

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Introduction: Ferdinand Hochstetter in Context / James BraundPart One: Aspects of the German-Speaking Scientific Connectionwith New Zealand in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth CenturiesConflicting Anthropological Concepts: Georg Forster and JohannReinhold Forster on New Zealand /Horst DippelThe Broken-Hearted Botanist visits the 'Land of Crimes and Horrors':Baron Carl von Hiigel in New Zealand, March 1834 / Peter ClayworthSven Berggren's 1873-1875 Journey to New Zealand / Ivo HolmqvistNazi Gold, Courageous Sailors, and Intrepid Astronomers: GermanConnections with the Auckland Islands / Elliot W. Dawson and Hilmar W. DuerbeckHermann Krone's Record of the German Scientific Expedition to theAuckland Islands to Observe the Transit of Venus, 1874-1875 / James BadePlace Names and Human Contact with the Auckland Islands:The 1874 German Expedition in Context / David BadePart Two: Ferdinand Hochstetter and the Novara ExpeditionUtopias and Visions: Austria's Unsuccessful Attempts at OverseasColonisation in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, and the Roleof the Novara Expedition / Hermann MücklerThe Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian FrigateSMS Novara, 1857-1859: Economic and Colonial Motivations andthe Forgotten Photographer / David G. L. WeissAustrian Scientists in New Zealand - with an Emphasis on Three LesserKnown Members (Frauenfeld, Jelinek, Selleny) of the Novara Expedition / Christa Riedl-DornBotany and Botanists (Ferdinand Hochstetter, Georg Frauenfeld, AntonJelinek, Eduard Schwarz) on the Circumnavigation of the Globe by theAustrian Frigate Novara / Robert PilsThe Painter of the Novara, Joseph Selleny (1824-1875) / Helge SellenyDoing Fieldwork in a Young Colony: Ferdinand Hochstetter in NewZealand / James Braund'I have called it Dunite' : Dr Hochstetter in Nelson - 4 August to2 October 1859 / Michael JohnstonAugustus Koch (1834-1901) and Hochstetter's North Island ExpeditionRolf W. BrednichMr Hamel The Photographist / John WebsterFerdinand Hochstetter in Australia, 1858-1859 / Michael Organ.



Imperial Co-operation and Transfer, 1870-1930

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 257 pages

File Size : 29,85 MB

Release : 2015-08-27

Category : History

ISBN : 1472592158

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Conflict and competition between imperial powers has long been a feature of global history, but their co-operation has largely been a peripheral concern. Imperial Co-operation and Transfer, 1870-1930 redresses this imbalance, providing a coherent conceptual framework for the study of inter-imperial collaboration and arguing that it deserves an equally prominent position in the field. Using a variety of examples from across Asia, Europe and Africa, this book demonstrates the ways in which empires have shared and exchanged their knowledge about imperial governance, including military strategy, religious influence and political surveillance. It asks how, when and where these partnerships took place, and who initiated them. Not only does this book fill an empirical gap in the study of imperial history, it traces ideas of empire from their conception in imperial contact zones to their implementation in specific contexts. As such, this is an important study for imperial and global historians of all specialisms.



Trial of Strength

Author : Shona Riddell

Publisher : Exisle Publishing

Page : 268 pages

File Size : 25,96 MB

Release : 2018-10-01

Category : History

ISBN : 1775593932

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The world’s subantarctic islands circle the lower part of the globe below New Zealand, Australia, Africa and South America in the ‘Roaring Forties’ and ‘Furious Fifties’ latitudes. They are filled with unique plants and wildlife, constantly buffeted by lashing rain and furious gales, and surrounded by a vast, powerful ocean. New Zealand and Australian subantarctic islands in particular have a rich and fascinating human history, from the early 19th-century explorers and sealers through to modern-day conservation and adventure tourism. And yet, the subantarctic islands are often called our ‘forgotten islands’ because so few people know of their existence, despite their status since 1998 as World Heritage sites. Trial of Strength is a history book filled with compelling photos for a modern audience, and one that, for the first time, includes women’s stories as more than just a footnote. Balanced and engaging, it features classic tales of infamous shipwrecks, lesser-known stories of intrepid pioneers, as well as more recent stories of adventure tourism, conservation wins, and dramatic helicopter rescues. Written by the descendant of two 19th-century British colonial settlers who attempted to create a home for their young family in this bleak environment, Trial of Strength will leave you with an appreciation for the tenacity of the human race and the forbidding forces of nature.



How to Write the Global History of Knowledge-Making

Author : Johannes Feichtinger

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 225 pages

File Size : 36,70 MB

Release : 2020-03-02

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 3030379221

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This multidisciplinary collection of essays provides a critical and comprehensive understanding of how knowledge has been made, moved and used, by whom and for what purpose. To explain how new knowledge emerges, this volume offers a two-fold conceptual move: challenging both the premise of insurmountable differences between confined, autarkic cultures and the linear, nation-centered approach to the spread of immutable stocks of knowledge. Rather, the conceptual focus of the book is on the circulation, amalgamation and reconfiguration of locally shaped bodies of knowledge on a broader, global scale. The authors emphasize that the histories of interaction have been made less transparent through the study of cultural representations thus distorting the view of how knowledge is actually produced. Leading scholars from a range of fields, including history, philosophy, social anthropology and comparative culture research, have contributed chapters which cover the period from the early modern age to the present day and investigate settings in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Their particular focus is on areas that have largely been neglected until now. In this work, readers from many disciplines will find new approaches to writing the global history of knowledge-making, especially historians, scholars of the history and philosophy of science, and those in culture studies.



New Zealand and Europe

Author : Bernadette Luciano

Publisher : Rodopi

Page : 284 pages

File Size : 25,44 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Europe

ISBN : 9789042019041

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This book is one of first comparative studies of the cultural, political and economic interactions between New Zealand and Europe. The chapters that comprise this book are a deliberate exercise in variety inside the theme of New Zealand and Europe: Connections and Comparisons. They derive from the first conference of the New Zealand European Studies Association and give a flavour of the active and far-reaching nature of studies relating to Europe currently taking place in New Zealand. The cultural and historical chapters, while often quite specific in focus, touch on themes of universal cross-cultural relevance: the fate of imported languages and cultures; the tendencies to familiarise or exoticise unknown lands; the problematic representation of women in politics; the ambivalences and tensions between dominant and subordinate cultures; and the responsibility of the intellectual in the face of authority.



The German Connection

Author : James N. Bade

Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA

Page : 284 pages

File Size : 33,16 MB

Release : 1993

Category : History

ISBN :

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The German connection with New Zealand during the nineteenth century is an important part of New Zealand's heritage, but for various reasons it has remained a neglected part of New Zealand history. James Bade and his team of contributors seek to redress the balance with this generously illustrated volume, which examines not only early German settlement, but also the contribution of German and Austrian scientists, artists, musicians, businessmen, and missionaries to the New Zealand way of life.



European Studies

Author : Menno Spiering

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Page : 284 pages

File Size : 17,34 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Europe

ISBN :

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Appreciating Physical Landscapes

Author : T.A. Hose

Publisher : Geological Society of London

Page : 246 pages

File Size : 39,53 MB

Release : 2016-02-01

Category : Science

ISBN : 1862397244

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Geotourism, as a form of sustainable geoheritage tourism, was defined and developed, from the early 1990s, to contextualize modern approaches to geoconservation and physical landscape management. However, its roots lie in the late seventeenth century and the emergence of the Grand Tour and its domestic equivalents in the eighteenth century. Its participants and numerous later travellers and tourists, including geologists and artists, purposefully explored wild landscapes as‘geotourists’. The written and visual records of their observations underpin the majority of papers within this volume; these papers explore some significant geo-historical themes, organizations, individuals and locations across three centuries, opening with seventeenth century elite travellers and closing with modern landscape tourists. Other papers examine the resources available to those geotourists and explore the geotourism paradigm. The volume will be of particular interest to Earth scientists, historians of science, tourism specialists and general readers with an interest in landscape history.



Historical Abstracts

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Page : 848 pages

File Size : 38,80 MB

Release : 1989

Category : History, Modern

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Museums and Empire

Author : John M. MacKenzie

Publisher : Manchester University Press

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 10,11 MB

Release : 2010-11-15

Category : History

ISBN : 9780719083679

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Museums and Empire is the first book to examine the origins and development of museums in six major regions of the British Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It analyzes museum histories in thirteen major centers in Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India, and South-East Asia, setting them into the economic and social contexts of the cities and colonies in which they were located. Written in a lively and informative style, it also touches upon the history of many other museums in Britain and other territories of the Empire. A number of key themes emerge from its pages; the development of elites within colonial towns and cities; the emergence of the full range of cultural institutions associated with this; and the reception and modification of the key scientific ideas of the age. It will be essential reading for students and academics concerned with museum studies and imperial history and to a wider public devoted to the cause of museums and heritage