Ulysses' Sail: An Ethnographic Odyssey of Power, Knowledge, and Geographical Distance - Princeton Legacy Library - Mary W. Helms - Böcker - Princeton University Press - 9780691634654 - 19 april 2016
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Mary W. Helms

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Ulysses' Sail: An Ethnographic Odyssey of Power, Knowledge, and Geographical Distance - Princeton Legacy Library

What do long-distance travelers gain from their voyages, especially when faraway lands are regarded as the source of esoteric knowledge? Mary Helms explains how various cultures interpret space and distance in cosmological terms, and why they associate political power with information about strange places, peoples, and things. She assesses the dive


312 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Böcker     Inbunden Bok   (Inbunden bok med hårda pärmar och skyddsomslag)
Releasedatum 19 april 2016
ISBN13 9780691634654
Utgivare Princeton University Press
Antal sidor 312
Mått 152 × 229 × 19 mm   ·   595 g
Språk Engelska  

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