Civilizing Natures: Race, Resources, and Modernity in Colonial South India
Book Description
Kavita Philip unravels unexpected relationships between science, technology, and administrative systems in colonial India from the 1850s to the 1930s, deepening our perspective on continuing conflicts over race, resources, and empire. This is a story about the construction of nature in southern India that is deeply local and irreducibly global.
Through detailed case studies, Kavita Philip sh... More
Book Information
Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
Binding | Hardcover (4 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 248 |
ISBN-10 | 0813533600 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0813533605 |
Publication Date | 12/01/2003 |
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