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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
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 306 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-297) and index.
ISBN:0674043278
9780674043275

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