Mapping an Empire: The Geographical Construction of British India, 1765-1843 - Brossura

Edney, Matthew H.

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ISBN 10: 0226184889 ISBN 13: 9780226184883

Casa editrice: University of Chicago Press, 1999

Riassunto

In this fascinating history of the British surveys of India, Matthew H. Edney relates how imperial Britain used modern survey techniques to not only create and define the spatial image of its Empire, but also to legitimate its colonialist activities.

"There is much to be praised in this book. It is an excellent history of how India came to be painted red in the nineteenth century. But more importantly, Mapping an Empire sets a new standard for books that examine a fundamental problem in the history of European imperialism."--D. Graham Burnett, Times Literary Supplement

"Mapping an Empire is undoubtedly a major contribution to the rapidly growing literature on science and empire, and a work which deserves to stimulate a great deal of fresh thinking and informed research."--David Arnold, Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

"This case study offers broadly applicable insights into the relationship between ideology, technology and politics. . . . Carefully read, this is a tale of irony about wishful thinking and the limits of knowledge."--Publishers Weekly

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Book by Edney Matthew H

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• Editore: University of Chicago Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0226184889
• ISBN 13: 9780226184883
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 480