Himalayan Journals - Complete | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9788027378135 | Himalayan Journals - Complete | Joseph Dalton Hooker | Taschenbuch

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Himalayan Journals - Complete is a landmark work of nineteenth-century travel, natural history, and imperial-era scientific observation. Recounting Joseph Dalton Hooker's journeys through Sikkim, Nepal's borders, and the eastern Himalaya between 1847 and 1851, it combines precise botanical description with geological, ethnographic, and political commentary. Its prose is at once empirical and vividly picturesque, placing it within the Victorian tradition of exploratory narrative while also advancing the professionalization of field science. Joseph Dalton Hooker, later director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, was one of Britain's foremost botanists and a close friend and correspondent of Charles Darwin. Trained through naval and scientific expeditions, Hooker approached the Himalaya as a vast laboratory for studying plant geography, altitude, climate, and distribution. His experiences of difficult terrain, colonial administration, and encounters with local communities shaped the book's layered attention to both nature and empire. This complete edition is recommended to readers interested in botanical history, Himalayan studies, Victorian travel writing, and the making of modern science. It rewards careful reading as both an adventurous journey and a foundational document in global natural history.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Genre:	Importe , Kunst
Produktart:	Reiseführer
Region:	Asien
Rubrik:	Reisen
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9788027378135
ISBN-10:	8027378133
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Hooker, Joseph Dalton
Hersteller:	e-artnow
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	e-artnow s.r.o., Za Sidlistem 22, ?-143 00 Prague, kristoferpaetau@gmail.com
Maße:	229 x 152 x 25 mm
Von/Mit:	Joseph Dalton Hooker
Erscheinungsdatum:	31.05.2023
Gewicht:	0,656 kg