Arnold, David, 1946-

The tropics and the traveling gaze : India, landscape, and science, 1800-1856 / David Arnold. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, (c)2006. - 1 online resource (xiv, 298 pages). - Culture, place, and nature .

Includes bibliographies and index.

"The Tropics and the Traveling Gaze considers the European representation and understanding of landscape and nature in early nineteenth-century India. It draws on travel narratives, literary texts, and scientific literature to show the diversity of European (especially British) responses to the Indian environment and the ways in which these contributed to the wider colonizing process."--Jacket.




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9780295800943


Human ecology--History--India--19th century.
Europeans--Travel--History--India--19th century.
Travelers' writings, European--History and criticism.


Electronic Books.

GF661 / .T767 2006