The Antipodean Laboratory Making Colonial Knowledge, 1770-1870 |
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| Author:
| Johnston, Anna |
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-18690-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2023 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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Johnston shows how colonial knowledge from Australia influenced global thinking about religion, science, and society. Using a rich variety of sources including botanical illustrations, Victorian literature and convict memoirs, this multi-disciplinary study charts how new ways of identifying ideas were forged and circulated between colonies.
Johnston shows how colonial knowledge from Australia influenced global thinking about religion, science, and society. Using a rich variety of sources including botanical illustrations, Victorian literature and convict memoirs, this multi-disciplinary study charts how new ways of identifying ideas were forged and circulated between colonies.