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Climate and constitutions: health, race, environment and British imperialism in India, 1600-1850/ Mark Harrison

By: Harrison, MarkMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1999Description: xii, 263 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN: 9780195646573Subject(s): Medical climatology | Imperialism | Social medicine | British colonies | Climatology--Social aspectsDDC classification: 325.3

Contents:

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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	325.3 HAR/C (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P03333

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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.

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