{"product_id":"llamas-beyond-the-andes-untold-histories-of-camelids-in-the-modern-world-hardback-9781477328408","title":"Llamas Beyond the Andes; Untold Histories of Camelids in the Modern World (Hardback) 9781477328408","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLlamas Beyond the Andes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eUntold Histories of Camelids in the Modern World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMarcia Stephenson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477328408, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 December 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages, 23 b\u0026amp;w illustrations, 11 b\u0026amp;w photos, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 4.1 cm, 0.767 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis is a highly scholarly work, recommended for academic libraries with graduate programs in Latin American studies.\u003c\/div\u003e (CHOICE) \u003cdiv\u003eBy 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.\u003c\/div\u003e (ReVista) \u003cdiv\u003eA milestone for many historiographies, a mandatory stop for many classrooms, and a must-read for everyone interested in understanding the llama.\u003c\/div\u003e (HAHR) \u003cdiv\u003eStephenson delivers an original and compelling account of how the Andes has actively shaped Western science, aesthetics, and commerce...supported by illuminating conceptual interventions that [force] us to expand and subvert common approaches to Western imperial history.\u003c\/div\u003e (H-Net) \u003cdiv\u003eThis is an elegant and attractive narrative built upon an impressive array of primary historical sources.\u003c\/div\u003e (Journal of Latin American Geography) \u003cdiv\u003eStephenson’s study is a welcome addition to historical studies of human-animal relations and the generation of knowledge in colonial situations.It is valuable in uncovering forgotten histories unfolding in different configurations of power. It also acts as a reminder of the toll that efforts at exporting live animals took in terms of animal lives and the damage caused to Indigenous livelihoods.\u003c\/div\u003e (H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences) \u003cdiv\u003e[This book] provides a fresh perspective into the complicated and violent history of colonization and spread of global capitalism in the Andes.\u003c\/div\u003e (Ethnohistory) \u003cdiv\u003eThe author compiles a fascinating deconstruction of the cultural narratives around the llama’s exchange.\u003c\/div\u003e (Latin American Review of Books)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Camelids 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 vicuÑa 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.\u003ci\u003e Llamas beyond the Andes\u003c\/i\u003e tells the five-hundred-year history of animals removed from their native habitats and transported overseas. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e List of Abbreviations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction. “\u003cbr\u003eThe Most Interesting Animals in the World”\u003cbr\u003e: Reconstructing Histories of Andean Camelids in Transoceanic Contact Zones \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 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 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2. Exploring the Body-Interior: Autopsy in Colonial Camelid Contact Zones \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3. From Curiosity to Commodity: Early Efforts to Ship Living Camelids to Europe \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4. The Science of Acclimatization: Llamas and Alpacas in Nineteenth-Century France \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 5. Andean Itineraries of Nineteenth-Century Camelid Science: The Case of Charles Ledger \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 6. Camelids in Australia: The Rise and Fall of Charles Ledger’\u003cbr\u003es Alpaca Ambitions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 7. US Camelid Contact Zones in the Twentieth Century: Authenticity, Exoticism, and Celebrity \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion. The Afterlives of Camelid Contact Zones \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Works Cited \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52590989476120,"sku":"9781477328408","price":31.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/llamas-beyond-the-andes-untold-histories-of-camelids-in-the-modern-world-hardback-9781477328408","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}