An empire transformed : remolding bodies and landscapes in the Restoration Atlantic /

When 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 assert control and affirm the King's sovereignty by touting his stewardship of both England's land and the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mulry, Kate Luce (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2021]
Colección:Early American places.
Temas:
1600-1775
Public health > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Environmental policy > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Santé publique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siècle.
British colonies
Colonies > Administration
Ecology
Environmental policy
Politics and government
Public health
Social conditions
Great Britain > History > Restoration, 1660-1688.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1660-1688.
Great Britain > Social conditions > 17th century.
Great Britain > Environmental conditions.
Great Britain > Colonies > America > Administration.
New York (State) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Jamaica > History > 17th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1660-1688 (Restauration)
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1660-1688.
Grande-Bretagne > Conditions sociales > 17e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Amérique > Administration.
New York (État) > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Jamaïque > Histoire > 17e siècle.
America
Great Britain
Jamaica
New York (State)
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Sinful, sick, and misbehaving bodies : fires, putrid 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. Naturalized bodies : transplanting people and plants to Jamaica.

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