Geography and ethnography
Subtitle: perceptions of the world in pre-modern societies
By: edited by Kurt A. Raaflaub and Richard J.A. Talbert.
Contributors: Raaflaub, Kurt A.; Talbert, Richard J. A., 1947-
Series: The ancient world comparative histories
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley-Interscience
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781405191463
Subjects: Geographical perception -- Cross-cultural studies; Human geography -- Cross-cultural studies; Civilization, Ancient
Genres: Cross-cultural studies
Description: The editors of this volume bring together leading specialists who have analyzed the thoughts and records of a wide range of pre-modern societies from around the globe and across the ages. A wide range of common questions are examined, from evidence, interpretations, and methodology to the way geographic and ethnographic concepts and views of the cosmos were developed and expressing.--[book cover]
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.