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Viajeros y espacios en disputa : Frederick A.A. Simons y el Caribe colombiano a finales del siglo XIX

Title
Viajeros y espacios en disputa : Frederick A.A. Simons y el Caribe colombiano a finales del siglo XIX / Carla Gómez Creutzberg.
Author
Gómez Creutzberg, Carla
Publication
  • Bogotá : Universidad Externado de Bogotá, [2017]
  • ©2017

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Description
268 pages : maps, facsimiles; 28 cm.
Summary
In the field of Colombian geography very few investigative works have been written focused on the role of colonialism, both external and internal, in the process of creating the national territory. The study carried out by the geographer Carla Gómez Creutzberg on the explorations and works of the English naturalist Frederick Simons, on La Guajira, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Sinú, at the end of the 19th century, is an invaluable advance in this regard. The author, without detracting from the numerous factual contributions left by Simons as a result of his explorations, also analyzes the colonialist character of his works. If we consult Mary Luise Pratt (Imperial eyes: travel literature and transculturation), she shows the colonial background that is concealed behind the apparent neutrality of the traveler, or the use that is given to his work in the metropolis. The text of Carla Gómez is enriched by the meticulous compilation, both in Colombia and in England, of studies and maps published by Simons as a result of its geographical works in La Guajira, Sierra Nevada and Sinú. Much of this material, which corresponds to the nineteenth century, is very difficult to achieve and is very useful for future research on these regions. The present book marks a way to follow for the analysis of the colonial travelers of all the centuries by Colombia.
Series Statement
Raíces de la geografía colombiana ; vol. 2
Subject
  • Simons, Frederick Adolphus Alexander
  • Santa Marta Range (Colombia) > Description and travel > 19th century
  • La Guajira (Colombia : Department) > Description and travel > 19th century
  • Sinú (Colombia : Province) > Description and travel > 19th century
  • Caribbean Area > Description and travel > 19th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-176).
Call Number
ReCAP 19-16310
ISBN
  • 9789587727890
  • 9587727894
OCLC
1040642098
Author
Gómez Creutzberg, Carla, author.
Title
Viajeros y espacios en disputa : Frederick A.A. Simons y el Caribe colombiano a finales del siglo XIX / Carla Gómez Creutzberg.
Publisher
Bogotá : Universidad Externado de Bogotá, [2017]
Copyright Date
©2017
Edition
Primera edición.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Raíces de la geografía colombiana ; vol. 2
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-176).
Research Call Number
ReCAP 19-16310
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