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- catalog abstract "The colonization of Algeria in the nineteenth century was premised on the belief that Europeans, as well as non-indigenous animals and plants, could acclimatize to life in North Africa. While traditional French science showed little interest in such practical matters as attempting to adapt exotic plants and animals to new environments, support came from the Societe zoologique d'acclimatation - the "French Sierra Club"--Whose story is the subject of this book. Because its work was politically useful in support of France's colonial ambitions in Algeria and elsewhere, the Society found favor with Napoleon III's government, and its influence was soon widespread. For example, the Society fostered the creation of nature preserves in Africa and zoos in Paris, and its ideas changed the research agendas of pure science as well. In this major study of how the acquisition of empire affected French science, Michael A. Osborne treats in turn the founding of the Society and its evolution to 1920; its monument to Napoleon III's "modern" Paris, the Jardin zoologique d'acclimatation; the Society's core scientific ideology of Lamarckian transformation; the history of provincial acclimatization societies in Nancy and Grenoble; and the Society's activities in the colonies of the new French empire. An important study of the patronage and politics of science, this book offers new insights for students of environmentalism, science history and policy, and modern European history.".
- catalog contributor b5760474.
- catalog coverage "France Colonies Africa.".
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "In this major study of how the acquisition of empire affected French science, Michael A. Osborne treats in turn the founding of the Society and its evolution to 1920; its monument to Napoleon III's "modern" Paris, the Jardin zoologique d'acclimatation; the Society's core scientific ideology of Lamarckian transformation; the history of provincial acclimatization societies in Nancy and Grenoble; and the Society's activities in the colonies of the new French empire. An important study of the patronage and politics of science, this book offers new insights for students of environmentalism, science history and policy, and modern European history.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-212) and index.".
- catalog description "The colonization of Algeria in the nineteenth century was premised on the belief that Europeans, as well as non-indigenous animals and plants, could acclimatize to life in North Africa. While traditional French science showed little interest in such practical matters as attempting to adapt exotic plants and animals to new environments, support came from the Societe zoologique d'acclimatation - the "French Sierra Club"--Whose story is the subject of this book. Because its work was politically useful in support of France's colonial ambitions in Algeria and elsewhere, the Society found favor with Napoleon III's government, and its influence was soon widespread. For example, the Society fostered the creation of nature preserves in Africa and zoos in Paris, and its ideas changed the research agendas of pure science as well.".
- catalog description "The origins and emergence of the Société zoologique d'acclimatation -- From the liberal empire to the great war : the long and circuitous journey back to the muséum -- The scientific basis of acclimatization in France -- The Jardin zoologique d'acclimatation -- The provincial acclimatization movement -- Applied natural history and the colonization of Algeria.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 216 p :".
- catalog identifier "025334266X (cl)".
- catalog identifier "9780253342669 (cl)".
- catalog isPartOf "Science, technology, and society (Bloomington, Ind.)".
- catalog isPartOf "Science, technology, and society".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Europe".
- catalog spatial "France Colonies Africa.".
- catalog spatial "France".
- catalog subject "509.44/09/034 20".
- catalog subject "Q127.F8 O78 1994".
- catalog subject "Science Europe History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Science France History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Technology France History 19th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The origins and emergence of the Société zoologique d'acclimatation -- From the liberal empire to the great war : the long and circuitous journey back to the muséum -- The scientific basis of acclimatization in France -- The Jardin zoologique d'acclimatation -- The provincial acclimatization movement -- Applied natural history and the colonization of Algeria.".
- catalog title "Nature, the exotic, and the science of French colonialism / Michael A. Osborne.".
- catalog type "text".