Terrestrial Lessons
Author | : Sumathi Ramaswamy |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2017-10-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780226476575 |
ISBN-13 | : 022647657X |
Rating | : 4/5 (57X Downloads) |
Download or read book Terrestrial Lessons written by Sumathi Ramaswamy and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prologue: Global itineraries, Earth inscriptions -- In pursuit of a global thing -- "As you live in the world, you ought to know something of the world"--The global pandit -- Down to Earth? Of girls and globes -- "It's called a globe. It is the Earth. Our Earth!" -- Epilogue: The conquest of the world as globe