The Alchemy of Empire

Author	: Rajani Sudan
Publisher	:
Total Pages	: 163
Release	: 2016
ISBN-10	: 0823270726
ISBN-13	: 9780823270729
Rating	: 4/5 (26 Downloads)

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Download or read book The Alchemy of Empire written by Rajani Sudan and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 mud, mortar, ice, and paper, and forms of knowledge like inoculation, arguing that East India Company employees deployed the paradigm of alchemy in order to make sense of the new worlds they confronted.

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