New earth histories: geo-cosmologies and the making of the modern world
"This book brings the history of the geosciences and world cosmologies together, exploring many traditions, including Chinese, South and Southeast Asian, Pacific, Islamic, and Indigenous conceptions of earth's origin and makeup. Together the chapters ask: How have different ideas about the...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Chicago London
The University of Chicago Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion and science
B Collection of essays B Cosmology B Earth sciences History B Geology History B Conference program |
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| Summary: | "This book brings the history of the geosciences and world cosmologies together, exploring many traditions, including Chinese, South and Southeast Asian, Pacific, Islamic, and Indigenous conceptions of earth's origin and makeup. Together the chapters ask: How have different ideas about the sacred, animate, and earthly changed modern environmental science? How have different world traditions understood human and geological origins? How does the inclusion of multiple cosmologies change the meaning of the Anthropocene and the ongoing global climate crisis? By thinking carefully through and with other cosmologies, New Earth Histories sets a new agenda for history. The chapters consider debates about the age and structure of the earth, how humans and earth systems interact, and empire is conceived in multiple traditions. The methods the authors deploy are diverse-from cultural history, visual and material studies, and ethnography, to name a few-and the effect is to highlight how earth knowledge emerged from historically specific situations. New Earth Histories provides both a framework for studying science at a global scale and fascinating examples to educate as well as inspire future work. Essential reading for students and scholars of earth science history, environmental humanities, history of science and religion, and science and empire"-- |
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| Item Description: | Register: Seite [359]-373 Auf dem Umschlag: "With a foreword by Dipesh Chakrabarty" |
| Physical Description: | XVII, 373 Seiten, Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-82858-9 978-0-226-82860-2 |
