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A New World of Animals

- Early Modern Europeans on the Creatures of Iberian America

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Shows how the wonder at the beasts gave way to a utilitarian approach, assessing their medical potential. This book traces the amazement of the explorers and colonizers, the chronicles of soldiers and Indians, the natural histories of the New World, and the place of animals in the network of interests driving the early expansion of Europe.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780754607793
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 276
  • Udgivet:
  • 28. august 2005
  • Størrelse:
  • 156x234x0 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 570 g.
  • Ukendt - mangler pt..

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Shows how the wonder at the beasts gave way to a utilitarian approach, assessing their medical potential. This book traces the amazement of the explorers and colonizers, the chronicles of soldiers and Indians, the natural histories of the New World, and the place of animals in the network of interests driving the early expansion of Europe.

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