Jörn Happel, Melanie Hussinger, and Hajo Raupach (ed.) (2024): Expeditions in the Long Nineteenth Century Discovering, Surveying, and Ordering: Routledge: New York and London.
This book examines the processes of scientific, cultural, political, technical, colonial and violent appropriation during the 19th century. The 19th century was the century of world travel. The earth was explored, surveyed, described, illustrated, and categorized. Travelogues became world bestsellers. Modern technology accompanied the travelers and adventurers: clocks, a postal and telegraph system, surveying equipment,… Read More Jörn Happel, Melanie Hussinger, and Hajo Raupach (ed.) (2024): Expeditions in the Long Nineteenth Century Discovering, Surveying, and Ordering: Routledge: New York and London.