| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Flows, migrations, and exchanges |
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Flows, migrations, and exchanges.
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| Contents |
Redcoats and wild birds across the British Empire -- Thomas Wright Blakiston : Crimean scientific war hero -- Andrew Leith Adams : Mediterranean semi-tropicality -- Howard Irby : British military ornithology on the "Rock" -- Philip Savile Grey Reid : red coats and wild birds on the homefront -- Military ornithology in place : territoriality, situated knowledges, and heterogeneities |
| Summary |
"During the nineteenth century, Britain maintained a complex network of garrisons to manage its global empire. While these bases helped the British project power and secure trade routes, they served more than just a strategic purpose. During their tours abroad, many British officers engaged in formal and informal scientific research. In this ambitious history of ornithology and empire, Kirsten A. Greer tracks British officers as they moved around the world, just as migratory birds traversed borders from season to season"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Blakiston, Thomas Wright, 1832-1891.
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| SUBJECT |
Blakiston, Thomas Wright, 1832-1891
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Blakiston, Thomas Wright, 1832-1891 fast |
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Ornithologists -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Biography
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Migratory birds -- Social aspects -- Mediterranean Region
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- General.
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Armed Forces -- Officers
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British colonies
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Geography
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Ornithologists
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Great Britain -- Armed Forces -- Officers -- History -- 19th century -- Biography
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- Geography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89001708
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 19th century
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Mediterranean Region -- History -- 19th century
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Great Britain
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Mediterranean Region
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781469649856 |
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1469649853 |
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