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This work highlights British India's role in 19th-century zoology, focusing on the Fauna of British India series. It examines how European expatriates, termed 'translocates,' influenced the field by bridging colonial and metropolitan science, often dismissing indigenous knowledge, and...

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Main Author: Mathew, John (Professor of history of science) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Zoology > India > History > 19th century.
Natural history literature > India > History > 19th century.
Traditional ecological knowledge > India > History > 19th century.
Imperialism > History > 19th century.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
Impérialisme > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Inde > Histoire > 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
Zoologie > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Sciences naturelles > Documentation > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Savoirs écologiques traditionnels > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Asia.
HISTORY.
Colonialism & Post-Colonialism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Biology.
Life Sciences.
SCIENCE.
Imperialism > History.
Natural history literature > History.
Traditional ecological knowledge
Zoology > History.
India
1765-1947
1800-1899
Electronic books.
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Summary:This work highlights British India's role in 19th-century zoology, focusing on the Fauna of British India series. It examines how European expatriates, termed 'translocates,' influenced the field by bridging colonial and metropolitan science, often dismissing indigenous knowledge, and reshaping global zoological knowledge.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198932215 (electronic bk.)
0198932219