Nature's colony : empire, nation and environment in the Singapore Botanic Gardens / Timothy P. Barnard.

Author
Barnard, Timothy P., 1963- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Singapore : NUS Press, [2016]
  • ©2016
Description
xii, 287 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm

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    Summary note
    "Positioning the Singapore Botanic Gardens alongside the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and gardens in India, Ceylon, Mauritius and the West Indies, this book tells the story of nature's colony -- a place wehre plants were collected, classified and cultivated to change our understanding of the region and the world.'-- back cover.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-278) and index.
    Language note
    In English.
    ISBN
    • 9789814722223
    • 9814722227
    LCCN
    2016326137
    OCLC
    960841899
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