Birds of empire, birds of nation : a history of science, economy, and conservation in United States-Colombia relations /

Birds of Empire, Birds of Nation reveals the history behind the trade of Colombian birds as a means of comprehending the scientific, economic, and environmental relations between the United States and Colombia from the 1880s to the 1960s. Through the study of the feather trade, scientific expedition...

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Main Author: Quintero Toro, Camilo, (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bogotá D.C., Colombia : Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales-CESO, Departamento de Historia : Ediciones Uniandes, [2012]
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505 0 |a Birds and a place for nature in United States-Colombia relations -- Commodities and fashion objects -- Natural history collections : the birds of Colombia travel to Europe -- Decorating women's hats -- The rise of conservation -- A closer look at the Colombian context -- Power and imperial relations -- Turn to scientific expeditions -- Early expeditions : Santa Marta 1898-1899 -- Changing questions, changing styles in the field -- Perceiving Colombia through the landscape -- Everyday cultures and field styles of North American expeditions -- The La Salle brothers and the AMNH connection -- Nation, nature, and naturalists -- Collecting Colombia's avifauna -- Nation and nature -- Political economy and the interactions of U.S. and Colombian naturalists -- The importance of region : naturalists in Popayán -- Environmental bridges and national parks -- Wildlife protection goes global -- Migrating birds : the ICBP in Latin America -- Promoting nature protection in the Western Hemisphere : the North American Initiative -- Organizing and institutionalizing bird and nature protection in Latin America -- Latin American conservation from within : Colombia's struggle to defend wildlife -- An ornithologist's push for national parks. 
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