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Autore |
Duncan James S |
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In the shadows of the tropics [[electronic resource] ] : climate, race and biopower in nineteenth century Ceylon / / James S. Duncan |
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Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-11773-5 |
1-317-11772-7 |
1-281-23833-3 |
9786611238339 |
0-7546-8598-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (229 p.) |
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Collana |
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Re-materialising cultural geography |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Coffee industry - Sri Lanka - History - 19th century |
Race |
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Great Britain Colonies History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-208) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Maps and Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Glossary of Terms; 1 Introduction; 2 The Rise of a Plantation Economy; 3 Dark Thoughts: Reproducing Whiteness in the Tropics; 4 The Quest to Discipline Estate Labour; 5 The Medical Gaze and the Spaces of Biopower; 6 Visualizing Crime in the Coffee Districts; 7 Landscapes of Despair: The Last Years of Coffee; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this original work James Duncan explores the transformation of Ceylon during the mid-nineteenth century into one of the most important coffee growing regions of the world. This fascinating case study reveals the spatial fragmentation of modernity through a focus on modern governmentality and biopower, and offers a welcome non-state dimension to current work on studies of governmentality in geography. |
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