Colonizing Paradise : Landscape and Empire in the British West Indies /

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"Dillman elegantly explores the evolution of English and British perceptions of the landscape of the West Indies and how their representations were used to support the development of the islands they colonized"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Dillman, Jefferson, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Public opinion, British.
Public opinion.
Landscapes > Social aspects.
Landscapes > Psychological aspects.
Landscapes > Political aspects.
International relations.
Imperialism > Social aspects.
Colonization > Social aspects.
British > Attitudes.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
HISTORY > Caribbean & West Indies > General.
Opinion publique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Imperialisme > Aspect social > Antilles britanniques > Histoire.
Britanniques > Antilles britanniques > Attitudes > Histoire.
Paysages > Antilles britanniques > Aspect psychologique > Histoire.
Paysages > Aspect politique > Antilles britanniques > Histoire.
Paysages > Aspect social > Antilles britanniques > Histoire.
Public opinion > Great Britain > History.
Imperialism > Social aspects > West Indies, British > History.
British > West Indies, British > Attitudes > History.
Landscapes > West Indies, British > Psychological aspects > History.
Landscapes > Political aspects > West Indies, British > History.
Landscapes > Social aspects > West Indies, British > History.
West Indies > British West Indies.
Great Britain.
Great Britain > Relations > West Indies, British.
West Indies, British > Relations > Great Britain.
West Indies, British > Foreign public opinion, British.
West Indies, British > Colonization > Social aspects.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The Discovered Landscape : Iberians in the New World
  • 2. The Colonial Paradise : English Encounters with the New World
  • 3. The Lawless Landscape : Early English Colonial Experiences
  • 4. The Recovered Landscape : Cataloging and Ordering the British West Indies
  • 5. The Rural Landscape : The Pastoral, Picturesque, and Tropical
  • The Tropics : An Epilogue.

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