Llamas Beyond the Andes: Untold Histories of Camelids in the Modern World by Stephenson, Marcia
Llamas Beyond the Andes: Untold Histories of Camelids in the Modern World by Stephenson, Marcia

Llamas Beyond the Andes: Untold Histories of Camelids in the Modern World

Camelids are vital to the cultures and economies of the Andes. The animals have also been at...
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Author: Marcia Stephenson
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Llamas Beyond the Andes: Untold Histories of Camelids in the Modern World by Stephenson, Marcia

Llamas Beyond the Andes: Untold Histories of Camelids in the Modern World

$828.71
Llamas Beyond the Andes: Untold Histories of Camelids in the Modern World by Stephenson, Marcia

Llamas Beyond the Andes: Untold Histories of Camelids in the Modern World

$828.71
Author: Marcia Stephenson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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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. 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.



Author: Marcia Stephenson
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 12/12/2023
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
ISBN: 9781477328408
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