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Michael A. Osborne
Researcher at University of California, Santa Barbara
Publications - 24
Citations - 540
Michael A. Osborne is an academic researcher from University of California, Santa Barbara. The author has contributed to research in topics: Colonialism & Empire. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 24 publications receiving 522 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael A. Osborne include University of California & Oregon State University.
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Acclimatizing the world: a history of the paradigmatic colonial science.
TL;DR: Efforts are made to show why many perceived acclimatization to be the paradigmatic colonial science with applications as diverse as agriculture, settlement schemes, field sports, and human health.
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Nature's Government: Science, Imperial Britain, and the "Improvement" of the World (review)
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Science and the French Empire.
TL;DR: The essay calls for a reading of French history inclusive of regional colonialist activities and argues for the prevalence of municipal and regional maritime, technological, scientific, and military interests in constructing the modern French empire.