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9780195646573

Climates and Constitutions Health, Race, Environment and British Imperialism in India 1600-1850

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195646573

  • ISBN10:

    0195646576

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-03-23
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

The first major study of European attitudes towards India's climate and their bearing on imperial expansion, this book shows how growing fears about racial degeneration led to the abandonment of plans for white colonization. It also considers European strategies for coping with Indian climate and explains the emergence of modern concepts of race.

Author Biography

Mark Harrison is Senior Lecturer in History at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
ix
Glossary xi
Introduction: Health, Race, Environment and British Imperialism 1(24)
Early Encounters, c.1600-1750
25(33)
Conquest and Colonization, 1750-1830
58(53)
Climate, Topography, and the Debate Over Colonization, c.1820-1860
111(42)
Epidemics and the Ideology of Improvement, 1800-1860
153(51)
Epilogue: The Decline and Renaissance of Climatic Determinism
204(11)
Conclusion 215(10)
Bibliography 225(30)
Index 255

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