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Geography and Ethnography: Perceptions of the World in Pre-Modern Societies

Kurt A. Raaflaub (Editor), Richard J. A. Talbert (Editor)
ISBN: 978-1-4051-9146-3
Hardcover
376 pages
February 2010, Wiley-Blackwell
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This fascinating volume brings together leading specialists, who have analyzed the thoughts and records documenting the worldviews of a wide range of pre-modern societies.
  • Presents evidence from across the ages; from antiquity through to the Age of Discovery
  • Provides cross-cultural comparison of ancient societies around the globe, from the Chinese to the Incas and Aztecs, from the Greeks and Romans to the peoples of ancient India
  • Explores newly discovered medieval Islamic materials

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