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Plants and empire : colonial bioprospecting in the Atlantic world /
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.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2004.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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