[BOOK][B] Plants and empire: Colonial bioprospecting in the Atlantic world
L Schiebinger - 2007 - degruyter.com
2007•degruyter.com
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.
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.
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.
De Gruyter