Sex, Botany, and Empire
The Story of Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks
By Patricia Fara
(Columbia University Press, Hardcover, 9780231134262, 176pp.)
Publication Date: August 2004
Categories: Life Sciences - Botany, History, Scientists - General
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Description
In Sweden and Britain, imperial powers both, Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks ruled over their own small scientific empires, promoting botanical exploration to justify the exploitation of territories, peoples, and natural resources. This book explores the entwined destinies of these two men and how their influence served both science and empire.
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