Henry Smeathman, the flycatcher natural history, slavery and empire in the late eighteenth century
This book enriches our understanding of Romanticism and colonialism by telling the story of Henry Smeathman (1742-86), natural historian and sentimental traveller whose extraordinary life in West Africa and the West Indies provides us with vivid, eye-witness accounts of Atlantic slavery, the Middle...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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LIVERPOOL UNIV Press
2018.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection.
Romantic reconfigurations: studies in literature and culture 1780-1850. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b46082761*spi |
| Sumario: | This book enriches our understanding of Romanticism and colonialism by telling the story of Henry Smeathman (1742-86), natural historian and sentimental traveller whose extraordinary life in West Africa and the West Indies provides us with vivid, eye-witness accounts of Atlantic slavery, the Middle Passage, and the difficulties of collecting in the tropics. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas 291-311) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9781786948717 9781789629132 |
