Herr Ratzel Goes to Mexico: Colonialism, Race, and Travel Sketches from 1874-1875

Authors

  • J Seemann Universidade Regional do Cariri-URCA
  • Kent Mathewson Louisiana State University

Keywords:

Friedrich Ratzel, 19th-century Mexico, travel accounts, Latin American culture, European colonialism

Abstract

The German geographer Friedrich Ratzel visited Mexico between

Author Biographies

  • J Seemann, Universidade Regional do Cariri-URCA

    Departmento de Geoci

  • Kent Mathewson, Louisiana State University

    Department of Geography and Anthropology

    Louisiana State University

    Baton Rouge, LA

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2011-12-31

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Vol. 15 (2011)

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