The Cartographic Eye: How Explorers Saw Australia by Simon Ryan (English) Hardco

Description: The Cartographic Eye by Simon Ryan Investigation of the presumptions and politics of Australian explorers texts that shows that they are not the unadorned observations they would have us believe. It scrutinises the scientific and literary methodology of exploration. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book is about the mythologies of land exploration, and about space and the colonial enterprise in particular. It is an innovative investigation of the presumptions, aesthetics, and politics of Australian explorers texts that looks at the journals of John Oxley, Thomas Mitchell, Charles Sturt, and Ludwig Leichhardt and shows that they are not the simple, unadorned observations the authors would have us believe, but, rather, complex networks of tropes. The book argues that contacts with Aborigines and the virgin land are occasions of discursive contest, and that, however much explorers construct themselves as monarchs of all they survey, this monarchy is not absolute. This book scrutinises and undermines the scientific and literary methodology of exploration. Table of Contents Introduction; 1. Exploring culture: the formation and fragmentation of the explorer; 2. Picturesque visions: controlling the seen; 3. Maps and their cultural constructedness; 4. Seeing the Aborigines put in their place; 5. The bosom of unknown lands; Conclusion. Review If you thought that Australia did not need another book on cartography and the gaze of empire, Simon Ryans The Cartographic Eye should change your mind. Australian Historical Studies If you thought that Australia did not need another book on cartography and the gaze of empire, Simon Ryans The Cartographic Eye should change your mind. The purpose is both straightforward and timely. Australian Historical Studies ... Simon Ryans The Cartographic Eye is a very important book ... Ryans scholarship is both detailed and focussed ... this is compelling reading. Australian Geographical Studies Promotional An investigation of the presumptions and politics of Australian explorers texts. Crucial for cultural and postcolonial studies. Promotional "Headline" An investigation of the presumptions and politics of Australian explorers texts. Crucial for cultural and postcolonial studies. Description for Bookstore This book is an investigation of the presumptions and politics of Australian explorers texts that shows that they are not the unadorned observations they would have us believe. It scrutinises the scientific and literary methodology of exploration. Description for Library This book is an investigation of the presumptions and politics of Australian explorers texts that shows that they are not the unadorned observations they would have us believe. It scrutinises the scientific and literary methodology of exploration. Details ISBN052157112X Author Simon Ryan Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1996 ISBN-10 052157112X ISBN-13 9780521571128 Format Hardcover Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle How Explorers Saw Australia Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Short Title CARTOGRAPHIC EYE Language English Media Book Birth 1964 Pages 248 DEWEY 919.404 Affiliation Australian Catholic University, North Sydney DOI 10.1604/9780521571128 UK Release Date 1996-09-13 Publication Date 1996-09-13 AU Release Date 1996-09-13 NZ Release Date 1996-09-13 Illustrations 24 Halftones, unspecified Alternative 9780521577915 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:95105118;

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