Cattle colonialism: an environmental history of the conquest of California and Hawai'i

"Environmental historians have too often overlooked California and Hawai'i, despite the roles the regions played in the colonial ranching frontiers of the Pacific World. In Cattle Colonialism, John Ryan Fischer significantly enlarges the scope of the American West by examining the trans-Pa...

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Main Author: Fischer, John Ryan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina Press [2015]
Series:Flows, migrations, and exchanges
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Summary:"Environmental historians have too often overlooked California and Hawai'i, despite the roles the regions played in the colonial ranching frontiers of the Pacific World. In Cattle Colonialism, John Ryan Fischer significantly enlarges the scope of the American West by examining the trans-Pacific transformations these animals wrought on local landscapes and native economies" --
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - "Portions of the text were previously published in John Ryan Fischer, Cattle in Hawai'i: biological and cultural exchange, Pacific historical review 76 (August 2007): 347-72"
Physical Description:xii, 266 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9781469625126
9781469636061