Gade, Daniel W.

Curiosity, inquiry, and the geographical imagination [Texte imprimé] / Daniel W. Gade - New York ; Washington ; Bern [etc.] : Peter Lang, cop. 2011 - 1 vol. (XVIII-307 p.) : ill., cartes ; 24 cm

Bibliogr. p. [271]-298

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

978-1-4331-1541-7

Curiosity--History Learning--History Human beings--History

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