Abject Materials and the Technologies of Colonialism
by
Rajani Sudan
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Named 'Top 6' South Asia studies publications of 2016 by the British Association for South Asian Studies
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...