The Tropics and the Traveling Gaze: India, Landscape, and Science, 1800-1856
(Part of the Culture, Place, and Nature: Studies in Anthropology and Environment Series)
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The Tropics and the Traveling Gaze considers the European representation and understanding of landscape and nature in early nineteenth-century India. It draws on travel narratives, literary texts, and scientific literature to show the diversity of European (especially British) responses to the Indian environment and the ways in which these contributed to the wider colonizing process. Through its close examination of the correlation between...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:029598581X
ISBN13:9780295985817
Release Date:February 2006
Publisher:University of Washington Press
Length:312 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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