Himalayan Journals - Complete

Hooker, Joseph Dalton

Victorian Botanical Travels Through Sikkim, Darjeeling, and the Eastern Himalaya

22,90 €

ISBN: 9788027378135

Breite: 15,2 cm

Höhe: 22,9 cm

Gewicht: 656 g

Produktinformationen "Himalayan Journals - Complete"

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.

Eigenschaften "Himalayan Journals - Complete"

Format:	Taschenbuch / Softcover
Thema/BIC:	Reisen und Urlaub
Verlag:	e-artnow

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