Author : Yota Batsaki
Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
ISBN 13 : 9780884024163
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Botany of Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century by : Yota Batsaki
Download or read book The Botany of Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century written by Yota Batsaki and published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Botany of Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century brings together international scholars to examine: the figure of the botanical explorer; links between imperial ambition and the impulse to survey, map, and collect specimens in "new" territories; and relationships among botanical knowledge, self-representation, and material culture.