Anglo-European science and the rhetoric of empire : malaria, opium, and British rule in India, 1756-1895 /

"A fascinating and intricately woven tale of opium trade, evangelism, scientific discovery, and political intrigue, Anglo-European Science and the Rhetoric of Empire documents the contribution of a medical misconception to the preservation of British rule in India. British authorities, desperat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Winther, Paul C., 1937-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2003.
Temas:
Opium trade > India > History.
Opium trade > China > History.
Malaria > Prevention > History.
Opium > history
Colonialism > history
Commerce > history
Malaria > prevention & control
Opium > Commerce > Inde > Histoire.
Opium > Commerce > Chine > Histoire.
Paludisme > Prévention > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > Marketing.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Trade & Tariffs.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Exports & Imports.
Malaria > Prevention.
Opium trade.
Opiumhandel
Wachstumspolitik
Antimalariamittel
Geneeskunde.
Malaria.
Opiumhandel.
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Social Sciences.
Substance Abuse.
Opium.
Geschichte 1756-1895.
China
India
China.
India.
Indien
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: The missionaries' lament in a milieu of indifference, 1773-1874 C.E.
  • Chapter 3: The gathering storm: protest, politics, and science, 1874-1893 C.E.
  • Chapter 4: The serendipitous nature of "except for medical use" and participants in the Royal Commission Hearings
  • Chapter 5: Hope for the anti-opiumists: witnesses' perspectives about why people in India eat opium
  • Chapter 6: More hope for the moralists? Witnesses' observations about who eats opium in India
  • Chapter 7: Sir William Roberts' evaluation of the opium and 'Malaria' evidence
  • Chapter 8: The anti-opiumists' nightmare
  • Chapter 9: The wider context: Anglo-European science and the rhetoric of empire.

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