Shaping Natural History and Settler Society - Mary Elizabeth Barber and the Nineteenth-Century Cape (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)

This book explores the life and work of Mary Elizabeth Barber, a British-born settler scientist who lived in the Cape during the nineteenth century. It provides a lens into a range of subjects within the history of knowledge and science, gender and social history, postcolonial, critical heritage and archival studies. The book examines the international importance of the life and works of a marginalized scientist, the instrumentalisation of science to settlers' political concerns and reveals the pivotal but largely silenced contribution of indigenous African experts. Including a variety of material, visual and textual sources, this study explores how these artefacts are archived and displayed in museums and critically analyses their content and silences. The book traces Barber's legacy across three continents in collections and archives, offering insights into the politics of memory and history-making. At the same time, it forges a nuanced argument, incorporating study of the North and South, the history of science and social history, and the past and the present.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies
Release date:	August 2020
First published:	2019
Authors:	Tanja Hammel
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	360
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-022641-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > History > African history > General
LSN:	3-03-022641-7
Barcode:	9783030226411

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