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Author: Marcia Stephenson Publisher: University of Texas Press ISBN: 1477328424 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 555
Book Description
Camelids are vital to the cultures and economies of the Andes. The animals have also been at the heart of ecological and social catastrophe: Europeans overhunted wild vicuña and guanaco and imposed husbandry and breeding practices that decimated llama and alpaca flocks that had been successfully tended by Indigenous peoples for generations. Yet the colonial encounter with these animals was not limited to the New World. Llamas beyond the Andes tells the five-hundred-year history of animals removed from their native habitats and transported overseas. Initially Europeans prized camelids for the bezoar stones found in their guts: boluses of ingested matter that were thought to have curative powers. Then the animals themselves were shipped abroad as exotica. As Europeans and US Americans came to recognize the economic value of camelids, new questions emerged: What would these novel sources of protein and fiber mean for the sheep industry? And how best to cultivate herds? Andeans had the expertise, but knowledge sharing was rarely easy. Marcia Stephenson explores the myriad scientific, commercial, and cultural interests that have attended camelids globally, making these animals a critical meeting point for diverse groups from the North and South.
Author: Marcia Stephenson Publisher: University of Texas Press ISBN: 1477328424 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 555
Book Description
Camelids are vital to the cultures and economies of the Andes. The animals have also been at the heart of ecological and social catastrophe: Europeans overhunted wild vicuña and guanaco and imposed husbandry and breeding practices that decimated llama and alpaca flocks that had been successfully tended by Indigenous peoples for generations. Yet the colonial encounter with these animals was not limited to the New World. Llamas beyond the Andes tells the five-hundred-year history of animals removed from their native habitats and transported overseas. Initially Europeans prized camelids for the bezoar stones found in their guts: boluses of ingested matter that were thought to have curative powers. Then the animals themselves were shipped abroad as exotica. As Europeans and US Americans came to recognize the economic value of camelids, new questions emerged: What would these novel sources of protein and fiber mean for the sheep industry? And how best to cultivate herds? Andeans had the expertise, but knowledge sharing was rarely easy. Marcia Stephenson explores the myriad scientific, commercial, and cultural interests that have attended camelids globally, making these animals a critical meeting point for diverse groups from the North and South.
Author: Charles-Philibert De Lasteyrie Publisher: ISBN: 9782329690346 Category : Languages : fr Pages : 76
Book Description
Histoire naturelle et économique du chameau, du dromadaire, du renne, du lama et de la vigogne... par M. C.-P. de Lasteyrie Date de l'édition originale: 1834 Le présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la littérature Française mise en place avec la BNF. HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi un catalogue de titres indisponibles, la BNF ayant numérisé ces oeuvres et HACHETTE LIVRE les imprimant à la demande. Certains de ces ouvrages reflètent des courants de pensée caractéristiques de leur époque, mais qui seraient aujourd'hui jugés condamnables. Ils n'en appartiennent pas moins à l'histoire des idées en France et sont susceptibles de présenter un intérêt scientifique ou historique. Le sens de notre démarche éditoriale consiste ainsi à permettre l'accès à ces oeuvres sans pour autant que nous en cautionnions en aucune façon le contenu. Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr
Author: François Hoppenbrouwers Publisher: ISBN: 9782711750139 Category : Camels Languages : fr Pages : 16
Book Description
Cette brochure, de manipulation facile, résume dans un texte simple l'essentiel de la vie et des moeurs de l'animal mentionné. Quelques informations élémentaires sur sa famille complètent agréablement cette brève documentation. Illustrations claires, précises, de qualité.
Author: Marcia Stephenson
Author: Marcia Stephenson
Author: Charles Lasteyrie
Author: Charles-Philibert De Lasteyrie
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Author: André Lucas
Author: François Hoppenbrouwers
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Author: G. Saint-Martin
Author: G. Saint-Martin
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