And finally, to our three precious children-Oskar, Ilsa, and Otto-I dedicate this work to you. Most of all, however, I feel a deep appreciation for my lovely wife, Elise, who has taught me the meaning of trust, faithfulness and perseverance. At home, I could not have accomplished this book but for the timely intervention of all the grandparents who have graciously lifted my parental responsibility for a series of brief but important periods. I owe an especially large debt to Lia Brozgal, whose textual insight and marvelous sense of critical distance in academia kept me on track through the longest days. The ideas in this book were refined through the insightful criticism of my many delightful colleagues, whose own work I respect so much: Jérôme Viala, Patrick Bray, Greg Cohen, Ji-hyun Kim, Régine Jean-Charles, Carmen Oquendo Villar, Antonio Cordoba, Mary Beth Clack, Dan Nolan, Milan Kovacovic, and Jake Juli Caceres, among others.

My years of research were facilitated by academics on two continents. Their own work on the body, cartography, and French history proved such an inspiration to my thinking on the nineteenth century. First I would like to thank my very patient first readers, Janet Beizer, Tom Conley, and Patrice Higonnet, whose personal attention and rigorous reading of my work provided the encouragement and helpful detail that a writer craves. I could not have accomplished this work without the constructive criticism, constant encouragement, and regular guidance of so many important people. This book bears the name of one author but is without a doubt a team effort. Bruno’s Tour de la France: The Organic Bonds of a Geographic NarrativeĬhapter 5 Arthur Rimbaud’s Une Saison en enfer: What Does Colonization Feel Like? The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1992.Ĭhapter 2 Elisée Reclus and Paul Vidal de la Blache: Geography PersonifiedĬhapter 3 Jules Verne’s Ego-Geography: Reading “Une Carte d’Identité”Ĭhapter 4 G.

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