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Inscriptions of Nature : Geology and the Naturalization of Antiquity /

"This theoretical book is a work of history and of cultural studies. Through analyses of Gondwana, India, and its geological, anthropological, and cultural histories, the book describes how human evolution, mythological geographies, tribal aboriginality, and colonial state formation fundamental...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chakrabarti, Pratik (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. Past unlimited
  • The canal of Zabita Khan : the nature of history
  • Ancient alluviums : landscapes of antiquity
  • Mythic pasts and naturalized histories : the deep history of sacred geography
  • Remnants of the race : geology and the naturalization of human antiquity
  • The other side of Tethys : Gondwana and the geology of primitivism
  • Conclusion: The new deep history.