The tropics and the traveling gaze : India, landscape, and science, 1800-1856 /

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"The Tropics and the Traveling Gaze considers the European representation and understanding of landscape and nature in early nineteenth-century India. It draws on travel narratives, literary texts, and scientific literature to show the diversity of European (especially British) responses to the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Arnold, David, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2006.
Colección:Culture, place, and nature.
Temas:
1800-1899
Human ecology > India > History > 19th century.
Europeans > Travel > India > History > 19th century.
Travelers' writings, European > History and criticism.
Colonialism > history
Européens > Voyages > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Écrits de voyageurs européens > Histoire et critique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Asian American Studies.
Colonization.
Europeans > Travel.
Human ecology.
Travel.
Travelers' writings, European.
India > Colonization > History > 19th century.
India > Description and travel.
Inde > Descriptions et voyages.
India.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"The Tropics and the Traveling Gaze considers the European representation and understanding of landscape and nature in early nineteenth-century India. It draws on travel narratives, literary texts, and scientific literature to show the diversity of European (especially British) responses to the Indian environment and the ways in which these contributed to the wider colonizing process."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 298 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-287) and index.
ISBN:9780295800943
0295800941
029598581X
9780295985817

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