Drayton, Richard Harry.

Nature's government : science, imperial Britain, and the 'Improve ment' of the World / Richard Drayton. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2000. - xxi, 346 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-326) and index.

0300059760 (alk. paper)

99-059158


Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew-- History.


Imperialism-- History.
Botany, Economic-- Political aspects--Great Britain.
Botany-- History.--Great Britain


Great Britain-- History-- 18th century.
Great Britain-- History-- 19th century.

325/.341/009033