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Climate and the Picturesque in the American Tropics - Michael (Professor of English Boyden - Bog

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This book explains how we came to think of the climate as something abstract and remote rather than a force that actively shapes our existence. It shows how the writings of American travellers in the Caribbean registered and pushed forward a new understanding of the climate in a pivotal period in modern history, roughly between 1770 and 1860.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780192868305
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 224
  • Udgivet:
  • 29. November 2022
  • Størrelse:
  • 162x241x10 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 498 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 4. Oktober 2024
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This book explains how we came to think of the climate as something abstract and remote rather than a force that actively shapes our existence. It shows how the writings of American travellers in the Caribbean registered and pushed forward a new understanding of the climate in a pivotal period in modern history, roughly between 1770 and 1860.

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