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The alchemy of empire : abject materials and the technologies of colonialism / Rajani Sudan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sudan, Rajani, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Technology transfer--History--18th century.
- Technology transfer.
- Enlightenment.
- Technology in literature.
- Europe--Civilization--History--Oriental influences--18th century.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (163 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, [New York] : Fordham University Press, 2016.
- 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.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title Page
- 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
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780823270699
- 0823270696
- OCLC:
- 973836144
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