Climate and constitutions: health, race, environment and British imperialism in India, 1600-1850/
Mark Harrison
- New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1999.
- xii, 263 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Introduction: Health, Race, Environment and British Imperialism -- 1. Early Encounters, c.1600-1750 -- 2. Conquest and Colonization, 1750-1830 -- 3. Climate, Topography, and the Debate Over Colonization, c.1820-1860 -- 4. Epidemics and the Ideology of Improvement, 1800-1860 -- 5. Epilogue: The Decline and Renaissance of Climatic Determinism.
9780195646573
Medical climatology Imperialism Social medicine British colonies Climatology--Social aspects