Sex, Botany, and Empire: The Story of Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk) af Patricia Fara

Sex, Botany, and Empire: The Story of Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks

(Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Forfatter: Patricia Fara



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In Sweden and Britain, imperial powers both, Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks ruled over their own small scientific empires, promoting botanical exploration to justify the exploitation of territories, peoples, and natural resources. This book explores the entwined destinies of these two men and how their influence served both science and empire.

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Forlag Columbia University Press
Forfatter Patricia Fara
Type Bog
Format Hardback
Sprog Engelsk
Udgivelsesdato 08-09-2004
Første udgivelsesår 2004
Serie Revolutions in Science
Illustrationer 15 illus.
Originalsprog United States
Sideantal 176
Indbinding Hardback
Forlag Columbia University Press
Sideoplysninger 176 pages, 15 illus.
Mål 191 x 95
ISBN-13 / EAN-13 9780231134262