9. Geography in Practice

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface and Acknowledgments xi
5. 1. Introduction: The Enlightenment—Questions of Geography 1
6. PART ONE. Geographies of the Enlightenment
7. 2. The Enlightenment in National Context 25
8. 3. Above and beyond the Nation: Cosmopolitan Networks 42
9. 4. Doing Enlightenment: Local Sites and Social Spaces 62
10. PART TWO. Geographical Knowledge and the Enlightenment World
11. 5. Exploring, Traveling, Mapping 87
12. 6. Encountering the Physical World 112
13. 7. Geographies of Human Difference 136
14. PART THREE. Geography in the Enlightenment
15. 8. Geography and the Book 167
16. 9. Geography in Practice 193
17. 10. Spaces and Forms of Geographical Sociability 213
18. 11. Conclusion: The Enlightenment—Questions of Geography 234
19. Notes 243
20. Bibliography 273
21. Index 315