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Empire, gender, and bio-geography : Charlotte Wheeler-Cuffe and colonial Burma / Nuala C Johnson.

"This book explores the relationships between empire, natural history and gender in the production of geographical knowledge and its translation between colonial Burma and Britain. Focusing on the work of the plant collector, botanical illustrator and naturalist, Charlotte Wheeler-Cuffe, this b...

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Main Author: Johnson, Nuala Christina, 1962- (Author)
Other title:Charlotte Wheeler-Cuffe and colonial Burma
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
Series:Routledge research in historical geography.
Subjects:
Cuffe, Charlotte Wheeler, > 1867-1967.
Botanical artists > Great Britain > Biography.
Women naturalists > Great Britain > Biography.
Scientific expeditions > Burma.
Biogeography > Burma.
Imperialism and science > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Colonies > Asia.
Burma > History > 1824-1948.
Biogeography.
Botanical artists.
British colonies.
Imperialism and science.
Scientific expeditions.
Women naturalists.
Asia.
Burma.
Great Britain.
1824-1948
Biographies.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Setting the scene
  • Family matters : Charlotte Wheeler-Cuffe 1867-1987
  • Encountering the tropics 1898-1899
  • Mobility and cultures of expedition 1900-1903
  • Networks of knowledge and exploring Upper Burma 1904-1910
  • Deepening connections: Rangoon, Mount Victoria and the Andaman Islands 1911-1912
  • Hill Stations, plant hunting and the Irrawaddy-Salween Divide 1913-14
  • Maymyo botanic garden and the final Burmese days 1915-1921.

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