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The Alchemy of Empire : Abject Materials and the Technologies of Colonialism.
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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New York :
Fordham University Press,
2016.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction: Mud, Mortar, and Empire; 1. The Alchemy of Empire; 2. Mortar and the Making of Madras; 3. Ice and the Production of British Climate; 4. Inoculation and the Limits of British Imperialism; 5. "Plaisters," Paper, and the Labor of Letters; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index. | |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
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