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OverviewCamelids 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 vicuna 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Marcia StephensonPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.767kg ISBN: 9781477328408ISBN 10: 1477328408 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 12 December 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations Introduction. “The Most Interesting Animals in the World”: Reconstructing Histories of Andean Camelids in Transoceanic Contact Zones Chapter 1. From Marvelous Antidote to the Poison of Idolatry: The Transatlantic Significance of Andean Bezoar Stones during the Late Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries Chapter 2. Exploring the Body-Interior: Autopsy in Colonial Camelid Contact Zones Chapter 3. From Curiosity to Commodity: Early Efforts to Ship Living Camelids to Europe Chapter 4. The Science of Acclimatization: Llamas and Alpacas in Nineteenth-Century France Chapter 5. Andean Itineraries of Nineteenth-Century Camelid Science: The Case of Charles Ledger Chapter 6. Camelids in Australia: The Rise and Fall of Charles Ledger’s Alpaca Ambitions Chapter 7. US Camelid Contact Zones in the Twentieth Century: Authenticity, Exoticism, and Celebrity Conclusion. The Afterlives of Camelid Contact Zones Acknowledgments Notes Works Cited IndexReviewsThis is a highly scholarly work, recommended for academic libraries with graduate programs in Latin American studies. * CHOICE * This is a highly scholarly work, recommended for academic libraries with graduate programs in Latin American studies. * CHOICE * By searching the documentation for evidence of the bonds that camelids and humans may have developed, and by trying to understand a llama’s needs through ethological observations of their behaviors, we can write something about their experiences as inhabitants of Earth. For a brief moment, Llinda Llee Llama experienced the strangeness of an automobile ride in New York City. She had a unique history, which Marcia Stephenson records. She is now remembered, after being used and discarded as a cultural contact zone. * ReVista * A milestone for many historiographies, a mandatory stop for many classrooms, and a must-read for everyone interested in understanding the llama. * HAHR * Author InformationMarcia Stephenson is an associate professor of Spanish at Purdue University. Her book Gender and Modernity in Andean Bolivia received the A. B. Thomas Award for Excellence. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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