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This scholarly work examines the twentieth-century genealogy of tropicality through Pierre Gourou's influential geographical writings, exploring how Western discourse has long constructed the tropical world as exotic and fundamentally different from temperate regions. The book traces Gourou's interpretations of tropical nature and how these ideas shaped colonial and post-colonial geographical thought, contextualising his work within broader debates on otherness, empire, and anti-colonial responses including Aime Cesaire's concept of tropicalite. Published by Routledge as part of the Studies in Historical Geography series, this text provides critical analysis of how geographical knowledge has been used to justify difference and division, making it essential reading for scholars of historical geography, anthropology, and the history of scientific thought.

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Examines Pierre Gourou's influential role in shaping twentieth-century tropical geography and Western discourse on otherness.

Traces the historical development of tropicality as a colonial concept and its connection to empire-building anxieties.

Contextualises Gourou's work within anti-colonial critiques, including Aime Cesaire's concept of tropicalite.

Part of Routledge's Studies in Historical Geography series, offering scholarly rigour for academic research.

Explores how geographical interpretations of tropical nature constructed binary divisions between 'us' and 'them'.

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Release Date
28 July 2016
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01 February 2016

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