Empires of the Senses: Bodily Encounters in Imperial India and the Philippines

by Andrew J Rotter and Andrew J. Rotter

Book Overview

When encountering unfamiliar environments in India and the Philippines, the British and the Americans wrote extensively about the first taste of mango and meat spiced with cumin, the smell of excrement and coconut oil, the feel of humidity and rough cloth against skin, the sound of bells and insects, and the appearance of dark-skinned natives and lepers. So too did the colonial subjects they encountered perceive the agents of empire through their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190924705
• ISBN13: 9780190924706
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.4"