Study of the British Colonial botanic gardens and plant policy

Research Project

Project/Area Number	08610387
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	History of Europe and America
Research Institution	KYOTO UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator	SHIMADA Masugi (1997-1998) Kyoto University, Professor, 総合人間学部, 教授 (10108962) 川島昭夫 (1996) 京都大学, 総合人間学部, 助教授 (00128779)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	KAWASHIMA Akio Kyoto University, Professor, 総合人間学部, 教授 (00128779) 島田真杉京都大学, 総合人間学部, 教授 (10108962)
Project Period (FY)	1996 – 1998
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 1998)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000) Fiscal Year 1998: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000) Fiscal Year 1997: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000) Fiscal Year 1996: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Keywords	British Empire / imperialism / plant resources / botanic garden / Socity of Arts / St. Vincent / Jamaica / British West Indies / イギリス / 資源 / アメリカ / ジョージア / 帝国史 / 植民地 / イギリス帝国 / キュー植物園 / 南方熊楠
Research Abstract	In this research, we tried to date and locate the origins of the British policy of attaining the plant resources through the botanical gardens, as were called in those days, established throught the British Colonies and possessions. Until recent day, the study on those imperial policies was largely focused on the period between the nationalisation the Royal Botanic Gardens, kow in 1840's and the end of the century, as is exemplified by the wellknow study of Lucile Brockway. But we found the making of those policies among the ituations of the British West Indies, particularly of Jamaica, prior to the Independence of United States. we also acertained the role played by the Society of Arts, Manufactures and commerce in 1760s.