Rebecca J H Woods

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The Herds Shot Round the World: Native Breeds and the British Empire, 1800-1900Paperback, 6 November 2017

The Herds Shot Round the World: Native Breeds and the British Empire, 1800-1900
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Part of Series
Flows, Migrations, and Exchanges
Print Length
250 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Date Published
6 Nov 2017
ISBN-10
146963466X
ISBN-13
9781469634661

Description

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.

Product Details

Author:
Rebecca J H Woods
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
6 November 2017
Dimensions:
23.01 x 16.48 x 1.55 cm
ISBN-10:
146963466X
ISBN-13:
9781469634661
Language:
English
Location:
Chapel Hill
Pages:
250
Weight:
367.41 gm

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