Cultivating the colonies
Subtitle: colonial states and their environmental legacies
By: edited by Christina Folke Ax ... [et al.].
Series: Ohio University Research in international studies. Global and comparative studies series -- no. 12
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Athens, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9780896802827
Subjects: HISTORY / World; Nature; Environmental aspects; Effect of human beings on; Imperialism; Environmental policy; Health aspects; Human ecology; NATURE / Essays; History
Description: " The essays collected in Cultivating the Colonies demonstrate how the relationship between colonial power and nature reveals the nature of power. Each essay explores how colonial governments translated ideas about the management of exotic nature and foreign people into practice, and how they literally "got their hands dirty" in the business of empire.  The eleven essays include studies of animal husbandry in the Philippines, farming in Indochina, and indigenous medicine in India. They are global in scope, ranging from the Russian North to Mozambique, examining the consequences of colonialism on nature, including its impact on animals, fisheries, farmlands, medical practices, and even the diets of indigenous people.  Cultivating the Colonies establishes beyond all possible doubt the importance of the environment as a locus for studying the power of the colonial state. "--

"The essays collected in Cultivating the Colonies demonstrate how the relationship between colonial power and nature reveals the nature of power. Each essay explores how colonial governments translated ideas about the management of exotic nature and foreign people into practice. The eleven essays include studies of animal husbandry in the Philippines, farming in Indochina, and indigenous medicine in India. They are global in scope, ranging from the Russian North to Mozambique, examining the consequences of colonialism on nature, including its impact on animals, fisheries, farmlands, medical practices, and even the diets of indigenous people"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.