Red Coats and Wild Birds: How Military Ornithologists and Migrant Birds Shaped Empire 豆 0.0分

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作者：Kirsten A. Greer

出版社：The University of North Carolina Press

出版日期：2020-01

ISBN：9781469649825

文件格式： pdf

标签： 科学史 环境史

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During the nineteenth century, Britain maintained a complex network of garrisons to manage its global empire. While these bases helped the British project power and secure trade routes, they served more than just a strategic purpose. During their tours abroad, many British officers engaged in formal and informal scientific research. In this ambitious history of ornithology and ...