Nature, Empire, and Nation
Book • 2006
Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra's book analyzes how scientific inquiry, natural history, and imperial administration intertwined in the early modern Atlantic to produce new forms of knowledge and political authority.
Focusing on colonial contexts, he shows how environmental and scientific practices were mobilized to support imperial claims and state-building.
The work addresses how knowledge production helped shape national imaginaries and economic exploitation.
It integrates intellectual, social, and political history to reveal the role of science in empire.
The podcast mentions it among Jorge's major publications introducing the authors.
Focusing on colonial contexts, he shows how environmental and scientific practices were mobilized to support imperial claims and state-building.
The work addresses how knowledge production helped shape national imaginaries and economic exploitation.
It integrates intellectual, social, and political history to reveal the role of science in empire.
The podcast mentions it among Jorge's major publications introducing the authors.
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