9780226184883-0226184889-Mapping an Empire: The Geographical Construction of British India, 1765-1843

Mapping an Empire: The Geographical Construction of British India, 1765-1843

ISBN-13: 9780226184883
ISBN-10: 0226184889
Edition: 1
Author: Matthew H. Edney
Publication date: 1999
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback 480 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780226184883
ISBN-10: 0226184889
Edition: 1
Author: Matthew H. Edney
Publication date: 1999
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback 480 pages

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Mapping an Empire: The Geographical Construction of British India, 1765-1843 (ISBN-13: 9780226184883 and ISBN-10: 0226184889), written by authors Matthew H. Edney, was published by University of Chicago Press in 1999. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other India (Asian History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Mapping an Empire: The Geographical Construction of British India, 1765-1843 (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used India books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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In this fascinating history of the British surveys of India, Matthew H. Edney relates how imperial Britain used modern survey techniques to not only create and define the spatial image of its Empire, but also to legitimate its colonialist activities.

"There is much to be praised in this book. It is an excellent history of how India came to be painted red in the nineteenth century. But more importantly, Mapping an Empire sets a new standard for books that examine a fundamental problem in the history of European imperialism."—D. Graham Burnett, Times Literary Supplement

"Mapping an Empire is undoubtedly a major contribution to the rapidly growing literature on science and empire, and a work which deserves to stimulate a great deal of fresh thinking and informed research."—David Arnold, Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

"This case study offers broadly applicable insights into the relationship between ideology, technology and politics. . . . Carefully read, this is a tale of irony about wishful thinking and the limits of knowledge."—Publishers Weekly

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