Cattle Colonialism: An Environmental History of the Conquest of California and Hawai'i (Flows, Migrations, and Exchanges)

^ Cattle Colonialism: An Environmental History of the Conquest of California and Hawaii (Flows, Migrations, and Exchanges) ↠ PDF Read by ^ John Ryan Fischer eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. Cattle Colonialism: An Environmental History of the Conquest of California and Hawaii (Flows, Migrations, and Exchanges) But the imposition of new property laws limited these indigenous responses, and Pacific cattle frontiers ultimately became the driving force behind Euro-American political and commercial domination, under which native residents lost land and sovereignty and faced demographic collapse.Environmental historians have too often overlooked California and Hawaii, despite the roles the regions played in the colonial ranching frontiers of the Pacific World. In the nineteenth century, the colonial territ

Author	:	John Ryan Fischer
Rating	:	4.48 (614 Votes)
Asin	:	1469636069
Format Type	:	paperback
Number of Pages	:	280 Pages
Publish Date	:	2014-07-16
Language	:	English

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John Ryan Fischer is visiting assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

But the imposition of new property laws limited these indigenous responses, and Pacific cattle frontiers ultimately became the driving force behind Euro-American political and commercial domination, under which native residents lost land and sovereignty and faced demographic collapse.Environmental historians have too often overlooked California and Hawai'i, despite the roles the regions played in the colonial ranching frontiers of the Pacific World. In the nineteenth century, the colonial territories of California and Hawai'i underwent important cultural, economic, and ecological transformations influenced by an unlikely factor: cows. In Cattle Colonialism, John Ryan Fischer significantly enlarges the scope of the American West by examining the trans-Pacific transformations these animals wrought on local landscapes and native economies.. The creation of native cattle cultures, represented by the Indian vaquero and the Hawaiian paniolo, demonstrates that California Indians and native Hawaiians adapted in ways that allowed th

lyndonbrecht said An interesting environmental history comparing Hawai'i and California up to about 1850.. This is an intriguing book. It's somewhat academic, but well-written. It would be improved with a map or two and more illustrations. The core of the book is a comparison between California and Hawai'i, with the impact of cattle on native peoples and the environment. Both experienced the arrival of European systems and domesticated animals at about the same time: George Vancouver (British captain and explorer) took a few cattle to Hawai'i in 1789, and the missions arrived in what i

Rather, the best environmental histories are 'both.' This is one of them."--American Historical Review. Aficionados of western history will be drawn to Fischer's stories of indigenous cowboys as well as his discussion of the hide and tallow trade.--Western Historical QuarterlyA carefully researched book. As Fischer argues, it is not an 'either/or' narrative. Breathes life into the histories of Indigenous craftspeople that underpinned the cattle economy.--American Historical ReviewAn ideal read for those wanting a tho