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, as well as forms of knowledge like inoculation. Showing how East India Compan...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sudan, Rajani (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Technology transfer > History > 18th century.
Enlightenment.
Technology in literature.
Imperialism > History > 18th century.
Transfert de technologie > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Siècle des Lumières.
Technologie dans la littérature.
Impérialisme > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Enlightenment (18th-century western movement)
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
HISTORY > Social History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Imperialism.
British colonies
Civilization > Oriental influences
Enlightenment
Imperialism
Technology in literature
Technology transfer
Europe > Civilization > Oriental influences > History > 18th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 18th century.
Europe > Civilisation > Influence asiatique > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Europe
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title; 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; Acknowledg ments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y.

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