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Title: | Bio-engineering across empires: Mapping the global microhistory of zebra domestication in colonial East Africa |
Authors: | Greiner, Andreas |
Keywords: | Colonial animal breeding German East Africa Global microhistory Global networks Men on the spot, Trans-imperial careers |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
Series/Report no.: | Journay of World History;Vol.32, No.01 .- P.127-159 |
Abstract: | This article examines the convoluted global story of Fritz Bronsart von Schellendorff, a zebra breeder in German East Africa. A round 1900, he promised to tame zebras arid to crossbreed them with horses to create a new draught animal: the zebroid. Being an avid trickster, Bronsart continuously managed to attract new sponsors for over a decade, most prominently Emperor Wilhelm 11. By tracing the global story of zebra bleeding and domestication through multiple archives, this article explores the potential of a microhistorical approach to global history. The case study investigates how Bronsart and his rivals navigated a complex, sometimes paradoxical, web of global and local connections. It argues that only a multilayered analysis of entanglements can provide an accurate picture of global processes. Furthermore, it assesses how these processes influenced historical actors, and, in turn, were fashioned by the actors themselves. |
URI: | https://dspace.ctu.edu.vn/jspui/handle/123456789/70869 |
ISSN: | 1045-6007 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal of World history |
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