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100	1		_aSchiebinger, Londa.
245	1	0	_aPlants and Empire : _bColonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bHarvard University Press, _c2004.
264		4	_c©2007.
300			_a1 online resource (319 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- 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.
520			_aIn 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.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aPride-of-Barbados (Plant).
650		0	_aHerbal abortifacients-History.
650		0	_aSlavery-Caribbean Area-History.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aSchiebinger, Londa _tPlants and Empire _dCambridge : Harvard University Press,c2004 _z9780674025684
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3300031 _zClick to View
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