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, and forms of knowledge like inoculation, arguing that East India Company employees...

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Main Author: Sudan, Rajani
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Technology transfer.
Technology in literature.
Imperialism.
Enlightenment.
Civilization > Oriental influences.
British colonies.
Enlightenment (18th-century western movement)
Transfert de technologie > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Siecle des Lumieres.
Technologie dans la litterature.
Imperialisme > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Technology transfer > History > 18th century.
Imperialism > History > 18th century.
Europe.
Europe > Civilisation > Influence asiatique > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Europe > Civilization > Oriental influences > History > 18th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 18th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 deployed the paradigm of alchemy in order to make sense of the new worlds they confronted.
Physical Description:1 online resource (232 pages).
ISBN:9780823270729

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