Imperialism and the Natural WorldMany experts recognize that juvenile literature acts as an excellent reflector of the dominant ideas of an age; the values and fantasies of adult authors are often dressed up in fictional garb for youthful consumption. This collection examines a portion of the mass-produced juvenile literature, from the mid-19th century until the 1950s, focusing on the cluster of ideas connected with Britain's role in the maintenance of order and the spread of civilization. Western science, medicine, geographical ideas, and environmental assumptions were all vital to the creation of the imperial world system. The contributors to this volume illustrate new approaches to the study of conservation, botany, geology, economic geography, state scientific endeavor, and entomological and medical research in relation to the imperial rule of both Britain and France. Distributed in the US and Canada by St. Martin's Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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| Title | Imperialism and the Natural World Physiological Society Study Guides Studies in imperialism |
| Editors | John MacDonald MacKenzie, John M. MacKenzie |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press, 1990 |
| ISBN | 0719029007, 9780719029004 |
| Length | 216 pages |
| Subjects | › Science / General |
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