The Botany of Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century

The Botany of Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century
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Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
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ISBN-10 : 0884024164
ISBN-13 : 9780884024163
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Download or read book The Botany of Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century written by Yota Batsaki and published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Botany of Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century brings together international scholars to examine: the figure of the botanical explorer; links between imperial ambition and the impulse to survey, map, and collect specimens in "new" territories; and relationships among botanical knowledge, self-representation, and material culture.


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