The Resource The alchemy of empire : abject materials and the technologies of colonialism, Rajani Sudan, (electronic resource)
The alchemy of empire : abject materials and the technologies of colonialism, Rajani Sudan, (electronic resource)
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- 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, as well as forms of knowledge like inoculation. Showing how East India Company employees deployed the paradigm of alchemy in order to make sense of the new worlds they confronted, Rajani Sudan argues that the Enlightenment was born largely out of Europe's (and Britain's) sense of insecurity and inferiority in the early modern world. Plumbing the depths of the imperial archive, Sudan uncovers the history of the British Enlightenment in the literary artifacts of the long eighteenth century, from the correspondence of the East India Company and the papers of the Royal Society to the poetry of Alexander Pope and the novels of Jane Austen.--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (223 pages)
- Contents
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- Cover; Half Title; Title; 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; Acknowledg ments; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Isbn
- 9780823270675
- Label
- The alchemy of empire : abject materials and the technologies of colonialism
- Title
- The alchemy of empire
- Title remainder
- abject materials and the technologies of colonialism
- Statement of responsibility
- Rajani Sudan
- Language
- eng
- 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, as well as forms of knowledge like inoculation. Showing how East India Company employees deployed the paradigm of alchemy in order to make sense of the new worlds they confronted, Rajani Sudan argues that the Enlightenment was born largely out of Europe's (and Britain's) sense of insecurity and inferiority in the early modern world. Plumbing the depths of the imperial archive, Sudan uncovers the history of the British Enlightenment in the literary artifacts of the long eighteenth century, from the correspondence of the East India Company and the papers of the Royal Society to the poetry of Alexander Pope and the novels of Jane Austen.--
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- Sudan, Rajani
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- non fiction
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- Technology transfer
- Enlightenment
- Technology in literature
- Imperialism
- Europe
- Great Britain
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- The alchemy of empire : abject materials and the technologies of colonialism, Rajani Sudan, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- online resource
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- Contents
- Cover; Half Title; Title; 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; Acknowledg ments; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Control code
- ybp12948694
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (223 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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- 9780823270675
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- rdamedia
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- remote
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- 22573/ctt1bn6snj
- System control number
- (OCoLC)930364393
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- The alchemy of empire : abject materials and the technologies of colonialism, Rajani Sudan, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Half Title; Title; 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; Acknowledg ments; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Control code
- ybp12948694
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (223 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9780823270675
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 22573/ctt1bn6snj
- System control number
- (OCoLC)930364393
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