Plants and empire : colonial bioprospecting in the Atlantic world /

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A rich history of discovery and loss, 'Plants and Empire' explores the movement, triumph and extinction of knowledge in the course of encounters between Europeans and the Caribbean populations.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schiebinger, Londa L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.
Temas:
1700-1799
Pride-of-Barbados (Plant)
Herbal abortifacients > History.
Slavery > Caribbean Area > History.
Medicine > History > 18th century.
Pharmacognosy > history
Abortifacient Agents > history
Caesalpinia
Colonialism > history
History, 18th Century
Médecine > Histoire > 18e siècle.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Botany.
NATURE > Plants > General.
Medicine
Herbal abortifacients
Slavery
Caribbean Region
Caribbean Area
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 Voyaging Out
  • 2 Bioprospecting
  • 3 Exotic Abortifacients
  • 4 The Fate of the Peacock Flower in Europe
  • 5 Linguistic Imperialism
  • Conclusion: Agnotology
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Credits
  • Index

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