Mapping an empire: the geographical construction of british india, 1765-1843
Auteur :
Edney, Matthew H.
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226184883
Date de publication :
1 mai 1999
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,5 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
680 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In this history of the British surveys of India, the author relates how imperial Britain employed modern scientific survey techniques to create and define the spacial image of its Indian empire, and to legitimize its colonialist activities as triumphs of liberal, rational science.