| Description |
x, 319 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-308) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- Pt. 1. Making Geography Modern -- 2. Maps for the Masses, 1880-1900 -- 3. Science, Culture, and Expansionism in the Making of the National Geographic, 1888-1900 -- 4. Creating the Science of Geography, 1880-1919 -- 5. School Geography, the "Mother of All Sciences," 1880-1914 -- Pt. 2. Geography for the American Century -- 6. School Geography in the Age of Internationalism, 1914-1950 -- 7. Negotiating Success at the National Geographic, 1900-1929 -- 8. Map and the Territory, 1900-1939 -- 9. War and the Re-creation of the World, 1939-1950. |
| Summary |
"What is the history of geography in this country? How have Americans been taught to see the world around them? Susan Schulten addresses these questions by examining how ideas and images shaped popular understandings of world geography from the 1880s to the 1950s, a critical period in history that saw the United States evolve from a relatively isolationist nation to an international, economic superpower. Schulten examines four enduring institutions of learning that produced some of the most influential sources of geographic knowledge in modern history: maps and atlases, the National Geographic Society, the American university, and public schools."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
Geography -- History.
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Geography. |
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History. |
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Geography -- United States -- History.
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United States. |
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Geography -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Geography -- Social aspects. |
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Geography -- Philosophy.
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Geography -- Philosophy. |
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United States -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| ISBN |
0226740560 paperback alkaline paper |
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0226740552 alkaline paper |
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9780226740553 alkaline paper |
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9780226740560 paperback alkaline paper |
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