Description
In the history of geographical discovery and exploration, a well-known cast of European characters and events takes center stage. While the importance of achievements by Columbus, Cortes, Magellan, Cook, Lewis and Clark, and Neil Armstrong remains unassailable, the participation of Russia in the European era of exploration, conquest, expansion, and colonization deserves equal attention.
This study provides a narrative survey and critical analysis of a rich but overlooked tradition of geographical exploration by Russians and others in Russian service since 1580. Following Russian pioneers across Siberia, Alaska, Brazil, Hawaii and the Pacific, Central Asia, Australasia, the Arctic and Antarctic, and into space, this work establishes Russia in the history of world exploration and connects the Russian experience of exploration to Russian national identity past and present.
About the Author
Brian Bonhomme is an associate professor of Russian and environmental history at Youngstown State University in Ohio. He is the author of several scholarly works on the environmental history of Russia.
Reviews
"fills an important gap and does so in an informative, informed and very readable fashion. A must read...essential"-Choice.
Book Information
ISBN 9780786466870
Author Brian Bonhomme
Format Paperback
Page Count 232
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 408g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 12mm
