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The Herds Shot Round the World: Native Breeds and the British Empire, 1800-1900 (Flows, Migrations, and Exchanges) Hardcover – Illustrated, November 6, 2017

by Rebecca J H Woods (Author)

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Part of: Flows, Migrations, and Exchanges (14 Books)

As Britain industrialized in the early nineteenth century, animal breeders faced the need to convert livestock into products while maintaining the distinctive character of their breeds. Thus they transformed cattle and sheep adapted to regional environments into bulky, quick-fattening beasts. Exploring the environmental and economic ramifications of imperial expansion on colonial environments and production practices, Rebecca J. H. Woods traces how global physiological and ecological diversity eroded under the technological, economic, and cultural system that grew up around the production of livestock by the British Empire. Attending to the relationship between type and place and what it means to call a particular breed of livestock native, Woods highlights the inherent tension between consumer expectations in the metropole and the ecological reality at the periphery.

Based on extensive archival work in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia, this study illuminates the connections between the biological consequences and the politics of imperialism. In tracing both the national origins and imperial expansion of British breeds, Woods uncovers the processes that laid the foundation for our livestock industry today.

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250 pages
Language

English
Publisher

University of North Carolina Press
Publication date

November 6, 2017
Dimensions

6.12 x 0.69 x 9.25 inches
ISBN-10

1469634651
ISBN-13

978-1469634654
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Admirably innovative. . . . Woods has established that the subject of stock breeding has a place in the cultural history of the British Empire.--American Historical Review

Woods brilliantly brings together threads from animal studies, agricultural history, and the history of capitalism in her original study of the colonial fauna of the British Empire.--Environmental History

Elegantly written and a pleasure to read--a lavish sprinkling of quotations from primary sources contributes in no small measure to the enjoyment.--Isis Review

About the Author

Rebecca J. H. Woods is assistant professor of history at the University of Toronto.

Product details

Publisher : University of North Carolina Press; Illustrated edition (November 6, 2017)
Language : English
Hardcover : 250 pages
ISBN-10 : 1469634651
ISBN-13 : 978-1469634654
Item Weight : 2.99 ounces
Dimensions : 6.12 x 0.69 x 9.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #7,691,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4,579 in Australia & New Zealand History
- #43,854 in Industries (Books)
- #57,828 in Great Britain History (Books)

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Fantasitc read. Historically this is a big area, and a busy one. Livestock history described through complex strands of population genetics and heredity, politics, economics, dynamics of consumerism, colonial activities, industry, geography - and lots more. These concepts are seamlessly amalgamated into a coherent story through a sequence of highly organized sections and elegant prose.

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