The Alchemy of Empire : Abject Materials and the Technologies of Colonialism.

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The Alchemy of Empire unravels the non-European origins of Enlightenment science. Focusing on the abject materials of empire-building, this study traces the genealogies of substances like mud, mortar, ice, and paper, and forms of knowledge like inoculation, arguing that East India Company employees...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sudan, Rajani
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2016.
Temas:
1700-1799
Imperialism > History > 18th century.
Technology in literature.
Enlightenment.
Technology transfer > History > 18th century.
Impérialisme > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Technologie dans la littérature.
Siècle des Lumières.
Transfert de technologie > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Enlightenment (18th-century western movement)
British colonies
Civilization > Oriental influences
Enlightenment
Imperialism
Technology in literature
Technology transfer
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 18th century.
Europe > Civilization > Oriental influences > History > 18th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Europe > Civilisation > Influence asiatique > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Europe
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Alchemy of Empire unravels the non-European origins of Enlightenment science. Focusing on the abject materials of empire-building, this study traces the genealogies of substances like mud, mortar, ice, and paper, and forms of knowledge like inoculation, arguing that East India Company employees deployed the paradigm of alchemy in order to make sense of the new worlds they confronted.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (163 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780823270699
0823270696
9780823270729
0823270726
082327070X
9780823270705

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