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Representing Africa, landscape, exploration and empire in southern Africa, 1780-1870, John McAleer

Label
Representing Africa, landscape, exploration and empire in southern Africa, 1780-1870, John McAleer
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Representing Africa
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
bibliographydictionaries
Responsibility statement
John McAleer
Series statement
MUP - Manchester Studies in Imperialism
Sub title
landscape, exploration and empire in southern Africa, 1780-1870
Table Of Contents
List of illustrations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Note on the text -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Archiving the landscape -- 2. 'The fairest Cape': Landscapes of convenience -- 3. The aesthetics of landscapes -- 4. The scientific impulse -- 5. Missionaries and migrants -- 6. The land in amber -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index