Empire and Environmental Anxiety: Health, Science, Art and Conservation in South Asia and Australasia, 1800-1920

by James Beattie

Book Overview

A new interpretation of imperialism and environmental change, and the anxieties imperialism generated through environmental transformation and interaction with unknown landscapes. Tying together South Asia and Australasia, this book demonstrates how environmental anxieties led to increasing state resource management, conservation, and urban reform.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349363014
• ISBN13: 9781349363018
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"