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Plants and Empire: Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World
Londa Schiebinger
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| #880221 in Books | Harvard University Press | 2004-10-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 1.04 x6.28 x9.60l, | File type: PDF | 320 pages | ||22 of 25 people found the following review helpful.| Adds much to Atlantic history|By Jeffrey Leach|Atlantic history is turning into quite the hot topic these days in various academic circles. When I use the phrase "Atlantic history," I'm not referring to mere narratives dealing with navies or trading vessels, but rather the sweeping arc of political, economic, cultural, and social dynamics of the nations and continents borderi||Londa Schiebinger's scholarly study covers botanical exploration during what the author calls 'the long eighteenth century': from the 1670s until about 1802. This was a period of dawning European recognition that the real treasures of the New World lay not in
Plants seldom figure in the grand narratives of war, peace, or even everyday life yet they are often at the center of high intrigue. In the eighteenth century, epic scientific voyages were sponsored by European imperial powers to explore the natural riches of the New World, and uncover the botanical secrets of its people. Bioprospectors brought back medicines, luxuries, and staples for their king and country. Risking their lives to discover exotic plants, these dared...
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