The alchemy of empire : abject materials and the technologies of colonialism / Rajani Sudan.
The alchemy of empire : abject materials and the technologies of colonialism / Rajani Sudan.
The alchemy of empire : abject materials and the technologies of colonialism / Rajani Sudan.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Fordham University Press, 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2016/2434
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
223, pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Machine generated contents note: -- 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 -- Co...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Fordham University Press, 2016.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2016.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
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...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The alchemy of empire : abject materials and the technologies of colonialism / Rajani Sudan.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-211) and index.
Issued As
Online version: Sudan, Rajani. Alchemy of empire New York : Fordham University Press, 2016 9780823270699 (DLC) 2015046367
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2016/2434
Record Identifier
74VKVq37x8BO
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVq37x8BO
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0823270688 (paper)
9780823270675 (hardback)
082327067X (hardback)
9780823270682 (paper)
DDC
338.926
MMS ID
991024007518002626
