Inventing the Indigenous
Local Knowledge and Natural History in Early Modern Europe
Inbunden, Engelska, 2007
Av Stony Brook) Cooper, Alix (State University of New York, Alix Cooper
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2007-03-19
- Mått152 x 229 x 17 mm
- Vikt520 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor234
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9780521870870