Alchemy of Empire
by Rajani Sudan
Title:
Alchemy of Empire
Author:
Rajani Sudan
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
232 pages
Publisher:
Fordham University Press
ISBN-13:
9780823270675
EAN:
9780823270675
Publication Date:
01/06/2016
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
590
Dimensions (mm):
158 x 236 x 24
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£56.70
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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 deployed the paradigm of alchemy in order to make sense of the new worlds they confronted.
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