Four Centuries of Special Geography


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Geography as an academic discipline dates back to the last few decades of the nineteenth century. However, during the preceding centuries a large body of English-language literature relevant to the field of special geography was published. Four Centuries of Special Geography lists all the works published before 1888 and includes descriptions of each entry and notes on later editions.
















Man and Nature


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First published in 1864, Marsh's ominous warnings inspired environmental conservation and reform. By linking culture with nature, science with history, "Man and Nature" was the most influential text of its time next to Darwin's "On the Origin of Species."




A Gazetteer of France


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Roman Africa


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Property and Dispossession


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Offers a new reading of the history of the colonization of North America and the dispossession of its indigenous peoples.