Writing zoological natural history for British India /

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 Biology, life sciences. Science. 1765-1947 1800-1899 Electronic books.
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by Mathew, John (Professor of history of science)
Published 2025

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