Product Description

Eighteenth century botany, starring Cook, Banks, and Linnaeus, was sexy, dangerous, and big business, and Fara reveals the existence, barely concealed under the camouflage of noble enlightenment, of the more seedy drives to conquer, subdue and deflower in the name of the British Empire.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #566223 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

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Review
"'Absorbing' Observer; 'Enticing... with a sharp eye for 18th-century mores, this is an engrossing exploration of the growth of the British Empire.'Good Book Guide; 'Delectable' Marina Warner; 'An entertaining account of the appliance of science to the needs of empire' Financial Times; 'The book's lively prose combines historical detail with humorous anecdotes.' Geographical Magazine"

Good Book Guide
"Enticing.with a sharp eye for 18th-century mores, this is an engrossing exploration of the growth of the British Empire."

Financial Times
"An entertaining account of the appliance of science to the needs of Empire."