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The herds shot round the World : native breeds and the British Empire, 1800–1900 / Rebecca J.H. Woods



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Autore: Woods Rebecca J. H Visualizza persona
Titolo: The herds shot round the World : native breeds and the British Empire, 1800–1900 / Rebecca J.H. Woods Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, [2017]
Baltimore, Md., : Project MUSE, , 2018
©[2017]
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
Disciplina: 338.1/76082094109034
338.176082094109034
Soggetto topico: Agrobiodiversity
Industrial revolution - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Endemic animals - Great Britain
Cattle breeds - Great Britain
Sheep breeds - Great Britain
Animal industry - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Colonies History 19th century
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: A breed in any other place -- Much ado about mutton -- The first breed of cattle -- Native colonials -- A universal type -- The return of the native breed.
Sommario/riassunto: "As Britain industrialized in the early nineteenth century, animal breeders faced the need to convert livestock into products while maintaining the distinctive character of their breeds. Thus they transformed cattle and sheep adapted to regional environments into bulky, quick-fattening beasts. Exploring the environmental and economic ramifications of imperial expansion on colonial environments and production practices, Rebecca J. H. Woods traces how global physiological and ecological diversity eroded under the technological, economic, and cultural system that grew up around the production of livestock by the British Empire. Attending to the relationship between type and place and what it means to call a particular breed of livestock 'native,' Woods highlights the inherent tension between consumer expectations in the metropole and the ecological reality at the periphery."--
Titolo autorizzato: Herds shot round the World  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 9798890849434
1-4696-3467-8
1-4696-3468-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910823208903321
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Serie: Flows, migrations, and exchanges.