Europæisk historie
Se alle bogdetaljer →
Mungo Park's Ghost
The Haunted Hubris of British Explorers in Nineteenth-Century Africa
Udgivet af Cambridge University Press
ISBN
9781009392983
Om denne bog
The British sent two large expeditions to Africa in 1816, one to follow the Niger River to its outlet, the other to trace the Congo River to its source. The forgotten story of their disastrous failures is a revealing case study of the hubris that spurred the exploration of Africa.
Boghandelspriser
| Boghandel | Titel | Format | ISBN | Pris | Lagerstatus | Levering | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ingen boghandelstilbud endnuVi har titlen i kataloget. Priser vises her, når boghandlere lister den. |
|||||||
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
0%
Anbefaler
0
Verificeret
Ingen anmeldelser endnu
Bogdetaljer
Forfatter
Dane Kennedy
Forlag
Cambridge University Press
Kategori
Europæisk historie
ISBN-13
9781009392983
EAN
9781009392983
Format
Indbundet
Sprog
Engelsk
sider
270
Undertitel
- The Haunted Hubris of British Explorers in Nineteenth-Century Africa
Produktbeskrivelse
The British sent two large expeditions to Africa in 1816, one to follow the Niger River to its outlet, the other to trace the Congo River to its source. The forgotten story of their disastrous failures is a revealing case study of the hubris that spurred the exploration of Africa.
Prishistorik
Indlæser prishistorik...