Creatures of Empire - How Domestic Animals Transformed Early America

Zusatztext Anderson is highly successful in presenting the transformation of Early America from both the native and English sides ... she has produced a rare instance of a book that can make us look again at aspects of the historical landscape which have long been taken for granted. Informationen zum Autor Virginia DeJohn Anderson is Associate Professor of History at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is the author of New England's Generation and co-author (with David Goldfield, et al.) of The American Journey: A History of the United States. Klappentext Presenting history in a new light, this original work highlights the pivotal role that livestock played in early America. 2 maps, 8 halftones. Zusammenfassung Paperback edition of an original and groundbreaking work of colonial American history. Anderson argues that pigs, cows and other animals were critical agents of imperialism.

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Paperback edition of an original and groundbreaking work of colonial American history. Anderson argues that pigs, cows and other animals were critical agents of imperialism.

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• Authors: Virginia Dejohn Anderson, Virginia DeJohn (Associate Professor of History Anderson, Anderson Virginia DeJohn
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.01.2006
• EAN: 9780195304466
• ISBN: 978-0-19-530446-6
• No. of pages: 322
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, NATURE / Animals / General, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Animals & society, Farm & working animals, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, United States of America, USA, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, Animals and society, Farm and working animals: general interest, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599