The History Of Mauritius Or The Isle Of France And The Neighbouring Islands From Their First Discovery To The Present Time
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Author |
: Charles Grant de Vaux |
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Total Pages |
: 614 |
Release |
: 1801 |
ISBN-10 |
: BSB:BSB10359386 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis The history of Mauritius, or the Isle of France, and the neighbouring islands by : Charles Grant de Vaux
Author |
: Baron Grant |
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Total Pages |
: 612 |
Release |
: 1801 |
ISBN-10 |
: KBNL:KBNL03000103948 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis The History of Mauritius, Or the Isle of France and the Neighbouring Islands; from Their First Discovery to the Present Time by : Baron Grant
Author |
: Tobias Smollett |
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Total Pages |
: 588 |
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: 1801 |
ISBN-10 |
: OXFORD:N11752786 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature by : Tobias Smollett
Author |
: Richard H. Grove |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 560 |
Release |
: 1996-03-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521565138 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521565134 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis Green Imperialism by : Richard H. Grove
The first book to document the origins and early history of environmentalism, especially its colonial and global aspects.
Author |
: Anthony Cheke |
Publisher |
: A&C Black |
Total Pages |
: 824 |
Release |
: 2009-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781408108826 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1408108828 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Lost Land of the Dodo by : Anthony Cheke
The Mascarene islands in the southern Indian Ocean - Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues - were once home to an extraordinary range of birds and reptiles. Evolving on these isolated volcanic islands in the absence of mammalian predators or competitors, the land was dominated by giant tortoises, parrots, skinks and geckos, burrowing boas, flightless rails & herons, and of course (in Mauritius) the Dodo. Uninhabited and only discovered in the 1500s, colonisation by European settlers in the 1600s led to dramatic changes in the ecology of the islands; the birds and tortoises were slaughtered indiscriminately while introduced rats, cats, pigs and monkeys destroyed their eggs, the once-extensive forests logged, and invasive introduced plants from all over the tropics devastated the ecosystem. The now-familiar icon of extinction, the Dodo, was gone from Mauritius within 50 years of human settlement, and over the next 150 years many of the Mascarenes' other native vertebrates followed suit. The product of over 30 years research by Anthony Cheke, Lost Land of the Dodo provides a comprehensive yet hugely enjoyable account of the story of the islands' changing ecology, interspersed with human stories, the islands' biogeographical anomalies, and much else. Many French publications, old and new, especially for Réunion, are discussed and referenced in English for the first time. The book is richly illustrated with maps and contemporary illustrations of the animals and their environment, many of which have rarely been reprinted before. Illustrated box texts look in detail at each extinct vertebrate species, while Julian Hume's superb colour plates bring many of the extinct birds to life. Lost Land of the Dodo provides the definitive account of this tragic yet remarkable fauna, and is a must-read for anyone interested in islands, their ecology and the history of our relationship with the world around us.
Author |
: François Leguat |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 262 |
Release |
: 2010-09-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108013512 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108013511 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Voyage of François Leguat of Bresse to Rodriguez, Mauritius, Java, and the Cape of Good Hope by : François Leguat
This volume of the publications of the Hakluyt Society (1889) contains the memoirs of traveller François Leguat (1637-1735).
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Total Pages |
: 684 |
Release |
: 1921 |
ISBN-10 |
: NYPL:33433007416609 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Mauritius Almanac and Commercial Handbook by :
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: Anthony J. Barker |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 234 |
Release |
: 1996-12-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781349249992 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1349249998 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis Slavery and Anti-Slavery in Mauritius, 1810-33 by : Anthony J. Barker
This is a study of a unique slave colony and of antislavery conflicts prior to the Emancipation Act of 1833. In their hostility to a booming slave-based sugar economy, abolitionists produced dubious propaganda and quarrelled bitterly, without moderating the cruelty of the slave regime. Nevertheless the reforming impulse demanded documentation which illuminates the working lives and social interactions of a slave population - drawn from Africa, India, Madagascar and numerous smaller Indian Ocean islands - much more diverse than any in the Americas.
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: |
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Total Pages |
: 572 |
Release |
: 1802 |
ISBN-10 |
: OXFORD:555038024 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Monthly review. New and improved ser by :
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: Ralph Griffiths |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 572 |
Release |
: 1802 |
ISBN-10 |
: CHI:48500776 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Monthly Review; Or, New Literary Journal by : Ralph Griffiths