The Science of Useful Nature in Central America: Landscapes, Networks and Practical Enlightenment, 1784–1838

ISBN-13: 9781108421232 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 320 str.

Leicester) Sophie Brockmann (De Montfort University

Opis

Following material practices and scientific exchanges through local and global networks, Sophie Brockmann demonstrates how interactions with landscape and environment played a key role in constructing ideas of patriotism and nation in Enlightenment Central America.

Recenzje

'… richly detailed and engaging … [a] very fine study.' Kevin Gosner, Hispanic American Historical Review

Spis treści

Introduction. A kingdom of vast extension; 1. Landscape, ruins, and governance; 2. Networks of knowledge and action; 3. Making enlightenment local; 4. Useful geography in practice; 5. Transforming environments; 6. Independence and useful nature; Conclusions; Glossary of colonial administrative terms; Bibliography; Index.