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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
PublisherRutgers University Press
BindingHardcover (4 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages248
ISBN-100813533600
ISBN-13978-0813533605
Publication Date12/01/2003
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About Kavita Philip (Author) : Kavita Philip is a published author. Published credits of Kavita Philip include Civilizing Natures: Race, Resources, and Modernity in Colonial South India, Civilizing Natures: Race, Resources, and Mod... more
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