American Curiosity : Cultures of Natural History in the Colonial British Atlantic World /

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Examines how various people in the British colonies understood and represented the natural world around them from the late sixteenth century through the eighteenth. The author uncovers early descriptions of American natural phenomena as well as clues to how people in the colonies construed their own...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Parrish, Susan Scott
Autor Corporativo: Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2006]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Aussenpolitik
Intellektueller
Naturwissenschaften
Science > Social aspects.
Natural history.
International relations.
Intercultural communication.
Intellectual life.
Imperialism.
Ethnic relations.
British colonies.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Ecotourism.
NATURE > Reference.
NATURE > Essays.
HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Imperialisme > Histoire.
Sciences > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire.
Sciences naturelles > États-Unis > Histoire.
Imperialism > History.
Intercultural communication > United States > History.
Science > Social aspects > United States > History.
Natural history > United States > History.
USA.
Grossbritannien
United States.
Great Britain.
America.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Amerique.
Grande-Bretagne > Vie intellectuelle.
États-Unis > Vie intellectuelle.
États-Unis > Relations interethniques.
Great Britain > Relations > United States.
United States > Relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Colonies > America.
Great Britain > Intellectual life.
United States > Intellectual life.
United States > Ethnic relations.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Examines how various people in the British colonies understood and represented the natural world around them from the late sixteenth century through the eighteenth. The author uncovers early descriptions of American natural phenomena as well as clues to how people in the colonies construed their own identities through the natural world.
Notas:"Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (344 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781469600956

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