Author: Jim WalshPublisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
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Maps Contained in the Publications of the American Bibliography, 1639-1819
Author: Jim WalshPublisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
No descriptive material is available for this title.
Early American Cartographies
Author: Martin BrücknerPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 0807838721
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Maps were at the heart of cultural life in the Americas from before colonization to the formation of modern nation-states. The fourteen essays in Early American Cartographies examine indigenous and European peoples' creation and use of maps to better represent and understand the world they inhabited. Drawing from both current historical interpretations and new interdisciplinary perspectives, this collection provides diverse approaches to understanding the multilayered exchanges that went into creating cartographic knowledge in and about the Americas. In the introduction, editor Martin Bruckner provides a critical assessment of the concept of cartography and of the historiography of maps. The individual essays, then, range widely over space and place, from the imperial reach of Iberian and British cartography to indigenous conceptualizations, including "dirty," ephemeral maps and star charts, to demonstrate that pre-nineteenth-century American cartography was at once a multiform and multicultural affair. This volume not only highlights the collaborative genesis of cartographic knowledge about the early Americas; the essays also bring to light original archives and innovative methodologies for investigating spatial relations among peoples in the western hemisphere. Taken together, the authors reveal the roles of early American cartographies in shaping popular notions of national space, informing visual perception, animating literary imagination, and structuring the political history of Anglo- and Ibero-America. The contributors are: Martin Bruckner, University of Delaware Michael J. Drexler, Bucknell University Matthew H. Edney, University of Southern Maine Jess Edwards, Manchester Metropolitan University Junia Ferreira Furtado, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil William Gustav Gartner, University of Wisconsin–Madison Gavin Hollis, Hunter College of the City University of New York Scott Lehman, independent scholar Ken MacMillan, University of Calgary Barbara E. Mundy, Fordham University Andrew Newman, Stony Brook University Ricardo Padron, University of Virginia Judith Ridner, Mississippi State University
Handbook for Research in American History
Author: Francis Paul PruchaPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803287310
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
When the Handbook for Research in American History was first published, reviewers called it "an excellent tool for historians of all interests and levels of experience . . . simple to use, and concisely worded" (Western Historical Quarterly) and "an excellent work that fulfills its title in being portable yet well-filled" (Reference Reviews). The Journal of American History added, "It is not easy to produce a reference work that is utilitarian and enriching and does not duplicate existing works. Professor Prucha has done the job very well." This second, revised edition takes account of the revolution that is occurring in bibliographic science as printed reference works extend to electronic databases, CD-ROMs, and online networks such as the Internet. Focusing on and expanding the major section of the original Handbook, it provides information on traditional printed works, describes new guides and updated versions of old ones, notes the availability of reference works and of some full-text sources in electronic form, and discusses the usefulness to researchers of different kinds of material and the forms in which they are available. Extensive cross-referencing and a detailed index that includes authors, subjects, and titles enhance the book's usefulness.
American Reference Books Annual
Author: Bohdan S. WynarPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference books
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
1970- issued in 2 vols.: v. 1, General reference, social sciences, history, economics, business; v. 2, Fine arts, humanities, science and engineering.
American History
Author: Meridian
Author: Walford's Guide to reference material.
Author: Albert John WalfordPublisher:
ISBN: 9781856041379
Category : Reference books
Languages : en
Pages : 1182
Book Description
The American archivist
Author: Society of American ArchivistsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Includes sections "Reviews of books" and "Abstracts of archive publications"
The University of Michigan Library Newsletter
Author: Antique Maps, Sea Charts, City Views, Celestial Charts & Battle Plans
Author: David C. JollyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Early maps
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description