Curiosity, inquiry, and the geographical imagination

by Gade, Daniel W.,
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Published by : Peter Lang, (New York :) Physical details: xviii, 307 p. : ill., map. Year: 2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Curiosity about curiosity -- Exemplars of the inquisitive spirit -- Shamans and scholars : the questing self as archetype -- Epistemic curiosity and romantic sensibility in American geography -- Anima curiositas : Carl O. Sauer -- Curious descendants : Sauer's web of scholarly influence -- Scholarly motivation, intrinsic and extrinsic -- Born to seek : an intellectual topography -- Curiosity as progressive actualization -- Twisting paths and blind alleys : curiosity and the contingency of the quest -- Curiosity as text and sequel : landscape as witness to the past -- Conclusion. The long journey to scholarly enchantment.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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