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An Empire Transformed : Remolding Bodies and Landscapes in the Restoration Atlantic /
Examines the efforts to bring political order to the English empire through projects of environmental improvementWhen Charles II ascended the English throne in 1660 after two decades of civil war, he was confronted with domestic disarray and a sprawling empire in chaos. His government sought to asse...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
New York University Press,
[2021]
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| Colección: | Early American Places ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Sinful, Sick, and Misbehaving Bodies: Fires, Smoke, and Pestilence in London
- 2 Taming Fenland Bodies: Draining a Wilderness of Water
- 3 Bodies of Water: The Administration of Nature and the Nature of Administration in the Proprietary Colony of New York
- 4 Improving the Body: Agriculture, Food, and Population Size
- 5 Naturalizing Bodies: Transplanting People and Plants to Jamaica
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author