A Geography of Hard Times
Narratives about Travel to South America, 1780-1849
1st Edition
Published on 1. February 2012
179 pages
978-0-7914-8545-3 (ISBN)
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Unravels the rich complexities of the colonial travel experience.
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Ángela Pérez-Mejía is an Associate Professor in the Romance and Comparative Literature Department at Brandeis University. The Spanish version of this book won honorable mention in the literary essay category, International Literary Prize, Casa de las Américas, Cuba, 2000.
Content
Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations
Introduction
PART I: THE SCHOLAR AND THE BARON: VOYAGE OF THE EXACT SCIENCES
Introduction to Part I
1. Mutis, or the Trap of Mutisia Clematis
2. Humboldt: The Silences and Complicities of Cartography
PART II: THE DAUGHTER OF THE EAST AND THE PARIAH: VOYAGE OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Introduction to Part II
3. Graham: The White Daughter of the East, or a Foreigner in Indomitable Lands
4. Tristán, or the Incendiary Geography of a Pilgrim Pariah
Epilogue
Notes
References
Index
List of Illustrations
Introduction
PART I: THE SCHOLAR AND THE BARON: VOYAGE OF THE EXACT SCIENCES
Introduction to Part I
1. Mutis, or the Trap of Mutisia Clematis
2. Humboldt: The Silences and Complicities of Cartography
PART II: THE DAUGHTER OF THE EAST AND THE PARIAH: VOYAGE OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Introduction to Part II
3. Graham: The White Daughter of the East, or a Foreigner in Indomitable Lands
4. Tristán, or the Incendiary Geography of a Pilgrim Pariah
Epilogue
Notes
References
Index
