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Mapping an Empire (Paperback, New edition)
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Mapping an Empire (Paperback, New edition)
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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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