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Initially conceived to exploit nature for the benefit of empire, the Gardens were part of a symbolic struggle by administrators, scientists, and gardeners to assert dominance within Southeast Asia's tropical landscape, reflecting shifting understandings of power, science and nature among local administrators and distant mentors in Britain. With the independence of Singapore, the Gardens has had to find a new role, first in the "greening" of post-independence Singapore, and now as Singapore's first World Heritage Site.
Setting the Singapore gardens alongside the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and botanic gardens in India, Ceylon, Mauritius and the West Indies, this book tells the story of nature's colony - a place where plants were collected, classified and cultivated to change our understanding of the region and world.
Initially conceived to exploit nature for the benefit of empire, the Gardens were part of a symbolic struggle by administrators, scientists, and gardeners to assert dominance within Southeast Asia's tropical landscape, reflecting shifting understandings of power, science and nature among local administrators and distant mentors in Britain. With the independence of Singapore, the Gardens has had to find a new role, first in the "greening" of post-independence Singapore, and now as Singapore's first World Heritage Site.
Setting the Singapore gardens alongside the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and botanic gardens in India, Ceylon, Mauritius and the West Indies, this book tells the story of nature's colony - a place where plants were collected, classified and cultivated to change our understanding of the region and world.
| Genre: | Biologie |
|---|---|
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9789814722223 |
| ISBN-10: | 9814722227 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | P524920 |
| Autor: | Barnard, Timothy P. |
| Hersteller: | NUS Press |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, ?-4831 GR Breda, gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk |
| Abbildungen: | 25 illustrations |
| Maße: | 16 x 152 x 229 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Timothy P. Barnard |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 30.10.2016 |
| Gewicht: | 0,462 kg |
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