Sex, Botany and Empire: The Story of Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks"Enticing ... with a sharp eye for 18th-century mores, this is an engrossing exploration of the growth of the British Empire." Good Book Guide |
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Հաճախորդի կարծիքը - tyranustyranus - LibraryThingQuick read about imperial science and botany. I knew nothing of Joseph Banks before reading this. Had never heard of him, in fact. Shortcomings aside, he was a very important figure in the realm of ... Read full review
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Հաճախորդի կարծիքը - Nick Jones - GoodreadsShort and breezy, but well-researched account of the effects of Joseph Banks' engagement with Linnaean plant-hunting and classifying. For one thing, Australia was colored red on the map for two ... Read full review
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Chapter 2 The Scientific Swede | 19 |
Chapter 3 The British Botanist | 47 |
Chapter 4 Exploration and Exploitation | 70 |
Chapter 5 Exoticism and Eroticism | 96 |
Chapter 6 Imperialism and Institutions | 127 |
Chapter 7 Heroes and Hemispheres | 153 |
Further Reading | 158 |
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Sex, Botany & Empire: The Story of Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks Patricia Fara Դիտել հնարավոր չէ - 2004 |
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| Վերնագիր | Sex, Botany and Empire: The Story of Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks Revolutions in science |
| Հեղինակ | Patricia Fara |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Հրատարակիչ | Icon Books, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1840464445, 9781840464443 |
| Length | 176 էջ |
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