Climates and Constitutions: Health, Race, Environment and British Imperialism in India 1600-1850

by Mark Harrison

Book Overview

This is the first major study of European attitudes towards India's climate, and their bearing on imperial expansion. It shows how growing fears about racial degeneration led to the abandonment of plans for white colonization, considers European strategies for coping with Indian climate, and explains the emergence of modern concepts of race.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195661281
• ISBN13: 9780195661286
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.4"