Plants and Empire

Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World

Auteurs

• Londa Schiebinger

Paramètres

• Pages: 320 pages
• Temps de lecture: 12 heures

• Histoire
• La nature
• Nature, Animaux
• Nonfiction
• Sciences politiques & Politique

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Set in the 18th century, the narrative delves into the role of bioprospectors backed by European imperial powers, who returned with valuable medicines, luxuries, and staples from the New World. It examines the complex interactions between Europeans and Caribbean populations, highlighting the movement and transformation of knowledge, as well as the impact of these encounters on both cultures, ultimately leading to the triumphs and extinctions of traditional knowledge systems.

Achat du livre

• Année de publication: 2007
• Reliure: (souple)