{"product_id":"conquering-nature-in-spain-and-its-empire-1750-1850-studies-in-imperialism-89-9780719084935","title":"Conquering Nature in Spain and Its Empire 1750","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book examines the study of natural history in the Spanish Empire in the years, 1750-1850, taking a transatlantic approach to the history of science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cogent and well-rounded account of the new imperial and colonial cultures of natural history in the Spanish Empire.'\u003cbr\u003eJorge Ca˜Nizares-Esguerra, American Historical Review, vol 118, no 1, February 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her though provoking analysis, (...) Cowie shows that at the end of the eighteenth century the conquest of nature in the Spanish Empire was similar to that undertaken in other other European empires, but that communications between Spanish American naturalists as well as their connection to the outside world were more difficult and the number of publications smaller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'thought-provoking analysis... [a] clear and concise book'\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Morals and monuments\u003cbr\u003e2. Sloth bones and anteater tongues\u003cbr\u003e3. Nature on display\u003cbr\u003e4. Peripheral vision\u003cbr\u003e5. The creole conundrum\t\u003cbr\u003e6. Civilisation and barbarism\t\u003cbr\u003e7. Naturalistes sans frontières\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037331947863,"sku":"9780719084935","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719084935.jpg?v=1750935332","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/conquering-nature-in-spain-and-its-empire-1750-1850-studies-in-imperialism-89-9780719084935","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}