Mediating Geographic Knowledge

Maximilian Reimann

ISBN 10: 3837674886 / ISBN 13: 9783837674880

Published by Transcript Verlag Jan 2026, 2026

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Neuware -Between 1888 and 1914, U.S. geographical societies became central institutions mediating the production and circulation of geographic knowledge. Anchoring his analysis in the American Geographical Society, Maximilian Reimann moves beyond celebrated explorers to examine the knowledge infrastructures, networks, and everyday labor of editors, librarians, and councilors who defined modern geography. He traces how knowledge traveled from the field to libraries and archives, evolving into publications and lectures that had to balance academic credibility with popular appeal. Together, national and regional societies shaped geography into a respected discipline and a popular science entangled with American national ambitions and imperial visions. 210 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mediating Geographic Knowledge
• Publisher: Transcript Verlag Jan 2026
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3837674886
• ISBN 13: 9783837674880
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 221W x 148H x 18D millimeters 221 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 338 grams

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Synopsis

Between 1888 and 1914, U.S. geographical societies became central institutions mediating the production and circulation of geographic knowledge. Anchoring his analysis in the American Geographical Society, Maximilian Reimann moves beyond celebrated explorers to examine the knowledge infrastructures, networks, and everyday labor of editors, librarians, and councilors who defined modern geography. He traces how knowledge traveled from the field to libraries and archives, evolving into publications and lectures that had to balance academic credibility with popular appeal. Together, national and regional societies shaped geography into a respected discipline and a popular science entangled with American national ambitions and imperial visions.

About the Author

Maximilian Reimann is a research associate at Deutsches Museum in Munich. He holds a doctorate in American Cultural History from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and focuses on the history of geography, empire, and digital humanities.