The Antipodean Laboratory: Making Colonial Knowledge, 1770-1870

by Anna Johnston

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In this compelling study, Anna Johnston shows how colonial knowledge from Australia influenced global thinking about convicts, natural history and humanitarian concerns about Indigenous peoples. These were fascinating topics for British readers, and influenced government policies in fields such as prison reform, the history of science, and humanitarian and religious campaigns. Using a rich variety of sources including natural history and botanical...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1009186906

ISBN13:9781009186902

Release Date:October 2023

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:300 Pages

Weight:1.33 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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