Plants and Empire : Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World.
Schiebinger, Londa.
Plants and Empire : Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (319 pages)
Intro -- 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.
In the 18th century, bioprospectors sponsored by European imperial powers brought back medicines, luxuries, and staples from the New World to their king and country. This book explores the movement, triumph, and extinction of knowledge in the course of encounters between Europeans and the Caribbean populations.
9780674043275
Pride-of-Barbados (Plant).
Herbal abortifacients-History.
Slavery-Caribbean Area-History.
Electronic books.
RG137
581.6/34
Plants and Empire : Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (319 pages)
Intro -- 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.
In the 18th century, bioprospectors sponsored by European imperial powers brought back medicines, luxuries, and staples from the New World to their king and country. This book explores the movement, triumph, and extinction of knowledge in the course of encounters between Europeans and the Caribbean populations.
9780674043275
Pride-of-Barbados (Plant).
Herbal abortifacients-History.
Slavery-Caribbean Area-History.
Electronic books.
RG137
581.6/34