A Cultural History of Plants in the Nineteenth Century

A Cultural History of Plants in the Nineteenth Century covers the period from 1800 to 1920, a time of astonishing growth in industrialization, urbanization, migration, population growth, colonial possessions, and developments in scientific knowledge. As European modes of civilization and cultivation were exported worldwide, botanical study was revolutionized - through the work of Charles Darwin and many others - and the new science of biology was born, based on cells, nuclei and molecules. As Darwinism took hold, plants came to be seen as a way of thinking about the connectivity of nature and life itself. The six-volume set of the Cultural History of Plants presents the first comprehensive history of the uses and meanings of plants from prehistory to today. The themes covered in each volume are plants as staple foods; plants as luxury foods; trade and exploration; plant technology and science; plants and medicine; plants in culture; plants as natural ornaments; the representation of plants. David Mabberley is Emeritus Fellow at Wadham College, University of Oxford, UK; Emeritus Professor at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands; and Adjunct Professor at Macquarie University, Australia. A Cultural History of Plants in the Nineteenth Century is the fifth volume in the six-volume set, A Cultural History of Plants , also available online as part of Bloomsbury Cultural History, a fully-searchable digital library (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).General Editors: Annette Giesecke, University of Delaware, USA, and David Mabberley, University of Oxford, UK.>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Annette Giesecke, David Mabberley
• Con la collaborazione di: David Mabberley (Editore), Annette Giesecke (Editore della collana), Giesecke Annette (Editore della collana), David Mabberley (Editore della collana)
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.12.2023
• EAN: 9781474273510
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-7351-0
• Pagine: 256
• Dimensioni: 174 mm x 250 mm x 18 mm
• Serie: The Cultural Histories Series
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Botanica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Cultural Studies, Landscape art & architecture, ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Science, Social and cultural history, Landscape architecture and design