Frontiers of Science: Imperialism and Natural Knowledge in the Gulf South Borderlands, 1500-1850, Hardcover - Cameron B. Strang

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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): A. C. GraylingNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 128 x 197 x 31Cover type: Paperback / so...

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Presents an account of the changing attitudes in people towards nature and the environment between 1500-1800.

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