1 -- The limits of French colonial visions and science -- 2 -- The acquisition of knowledge and plants, from Madagascar to China -- 3 -- Agriculture and everyday knowledge -- 4 -- Enslaved people as knowledge carriers -- 5 -- The cross-cultural quest for spices in Southeast Asia -- 6 -- Materials, environment, and the application of knowledge
Summary
"The first comprehensive study of cross-cultural plant knowledge in eighteenth-century Mauritius, Creolised Science explores how plants and practices adapted to a new environment and a new socio-cultural space. By foregrounding neglected non-European actors from both Africa and Asia, Brixius creates a truly global history of botanical knowledge"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 16, 2024)
