{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-plants-annette-giesecke-9781474273510","title":"A Cultural History of Plants in the Nineteenth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Plants in the Nineteenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe six-volume set of the \u003ci\u003eCultural History of Plants\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Mabberley\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Plants in the Nineteenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e is the fifth volume in the six-volume set, \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Plants\u003c\/i\u003e, also available online as part of Bloomsbury Cultural History, a fully-searchable digital library (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Editors: Annette Giesecke, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and David Mabberley, University of Oxford, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annette Giesecke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474273513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474273510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.65w x 1.00d","brand":"Annette Giesecke","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46334616535295,"sku":"9781474273510","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e890b608-418f-496f-b19a-750abecbf227.jpg?v=1731467316","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-plants-annette-giesecke-9781474273510","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}