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Nature's Colony
Timothy P. Barnard
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Description for Nature's Colony
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; PST; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
Established in 1859, Singapore’s Botanic Gardens has been important as a park for Singaporeans and visitors, a scientific institution, and as an economic testing ground and launchpad for tropical plantation agriculture around the world. Underlying each of these stories is the broader narrative of theBotanic Gardens an arena where power and the natural world meet and interact, a story that has impact far beyond the boundaries of its grounds.
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 ... Read more
Established in 1859, Singapore’s Botanic Gardens has been important as a park for Singaporeans and visitors, a scientific institution, and as an economic testing ground and launchpad for tropical plantation agriculture around the world. Underlying each of these stories is the broader narrative of theBotanic Gardens an arena where power and the natural world meet and interact, a story that has impact far beyond the boundaries of its grounds.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
NUS Press Singapore
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789814722223
SKU
V9789814722223
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About Timothy P. Barnard
Timothy P. Barnard is an associate professor in the Department of History at the National University of Singapore, where he specializes in the environmental and cultural history of islands in Southeast Asia. He is the editor of Nature Contained: Environmental Histories of Singapore and Contesting Malayness: Malay Identity Across Boundaries, also published by NUS Press.
Reviews for Nature's Colony
"Barnard’s recounting of the complex history of the Singapore Botanic Gardens and its shifting priorities and agendas over time provide a window onto the transformation of a colonial port into a 21st-century ... Read more