— 2024, Publikationen —
Edward Armston-Sheret (2024): On the Backs of Others. Rethinking the History of British Geographical Exploration. University of Nebraska Press: Lincoln.
In the Victorian and Edwardian eras British explorers sought to become respected geographers and popular public figures, downplaying or reframing their reliance on others for survival. Far from being solitary heroes, these explorers were in reality dependent on the bodies, senses, curiosity, and labor of subaltern people and animals. In On the Backs of Others… Read More Edward Armston-Sheret (2024): On the Backs of Others. Rethinking the History of British Geographical Exploration. University of Nebraska Press: Lincoln.