Creolised science : knowledge in the eighteenth-century Indo-Pacific / Dorit Brixius.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brixius, Dorit, author.

Series:

Science in history (Cambridge University Press)

Science in history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural history--Mauritius--18th Century.

Natural history.

Science--History--Mauritius--18th Century.

Science.

Natural history--Indo-Pacific Region--18th Century.

Science--History--Indo-Pacific Region--18th Century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 258 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"The first comprehensive study of cross-cultural plant knowledge in eighteenth-century Mauritius, Creolised Science explores how plants and practices adapted to a new environment and a new socio-cultural space. By foregrounding neglected non-European actors from both Africa and Asia, Brixius creates a truly global history of botanical knowledge"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

1

The limits of French colonial visions and science

2

The acquisition of knowledge and plants, from Madagascar to China

3 Agriculture and everyday knowledge

4 Enslaved people as knowledge carriers

5

The cross-cultural quest for spices in Southeast Asia

6 Materials, environment, and the application of knowledge

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 03 Apr 2024).

ISBN:

9781009200455

1009200453

9781009200486

1009200488

9781009200493

1009200496