{"product_id":"cultivating-the-colonies-christina-folke-ax-9780896802827","title":"Cultivating the Colonies: Colonial States and their Environmental Legacies","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe essays collected in \u003ci\u003eCultivating the Colonies\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrate how the relationship between colonial power and nature revealsthe nature of power. Each essay explores how colonial governments translated ideas about the management of exoticnature and foreign people into practice, and how they literally \"got their hands dirty\" in the business of empire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe eleven essays include studies of animal husbandry in the Philippines, farming in Indochina, and indigenous medicine in India. They are global in scope, ranging from the Russian North to Mozambique, examining the consequences of colonialismon nature, including its impact on animals, fisheries, farmlands, medical practices, and even the diets of indigenouspeople.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCultivating the Colonies\u003c\/i\u003e establishes beyond all possible doubt the importance of the environment as a locus for studyingthe power of the colonial state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina Folke Ax\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0896802825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780896802827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.10d","brand":"Christina Folke Ax","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45478374605055,"sku":"9780896802827","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_422cf23d-e953-41b8-be82-6a70029e7ce5.jpg?v=1715935021","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cultivating-the-colonies-christina-folke-ax-9780896802827","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}