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Anglo-European science and the rhetoric of empire :

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0585479224

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9780585479224

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0739105841

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9780739105849

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b745638

Title Proper

Anglo-European science and the rhetoric of empire :

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[Book]

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malaria, opium, and British rule in India, 1756-1895 /

First Statement of Responsibility

Paul C. Winther.

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Lanham, Md. :

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Lexington Books,

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©2003.

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1 online resource (xviii, 429 pages)

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-407) and index.

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Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The missionaries' lament in a milieu of indifference, 1773-1874 C.E. -- Chapter 3: The gathering storm: protest, politics, and science, 1874-1893 C.E. -- Chapter 4: The serendipitous nature of "except for medical use" and participants in the Royal Commission Hearings -- Chapter 5: Hope for the anti-opiumists: witnesses' perspectives about why people in India eat opium -- Chapter 6: More hope for the moralists? Witnesses' observations about who eats opium in India -- Chapter 7: Sir William Roberts' evaluation of the opium and 'Malaria' evidence -- Chapter 8: The anti-opiumists' nightmare -- Chapter 9: The wider context: Anglo-European science and the rhetoric of empire.

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"A fascinating and intricately woven tale of opium trade, evangelism, scientific discovery, and political intrigue, Anglo-European Science and the Rhetoric of Empire documents the contribution of a medical misconception to the preservation of British rule in India. British authorities, desperate to shield the India-China opium trade from the escalating criticism of Christian evangelists and missionaries, threw their weight behind the claim that opium prevented and cured malaria. This scientific validation of a vital source of revenue helped decimate the anti-opiumist movement, allowing the Indian government to vastly expand poppy cultivation in the name of both economic prosperity and public health. In this thoroughly researched and immensely readable history, author Paul C. Winther provides a revealing look at the complex and often unexpected negotiations that enable scientific authority to legitimize political and economic gain."--Jacket.

Title

Anglo-European science and the rhetoric of empire.

Malaria-- Prevention-- History.

Opium trade-- China-- History.

Opium trade-- India-- History.

Colonialism-- history.

Commerce-- history.

Malaria-- prevention & control.

Opium-- history.

Opium-- Commerce-- Chine-- Histoire.

Opium-- Commerce-- Inde-- Histoire.

Paludisme-- Prévention-- Histoire.

Antimalariamittel

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Exports & Imports.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- International-- General.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- International-- Marketing.

Geneeskunde.

Geschichte 1756-1895.

Malaria-- Prevention.

Malaria.

Opium trade.

Opium.

Opiumhandel

Opiumhandel.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- International Relations-- Trade & Tariffs.

Social Sciences.

Social Welfare & Social Work.

Substance Abuse.

Wachstumspolitik

China.

India.

China.

India.

Indien

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BUS-- 026000

BUS-- 035000

BUS-- 043030

POL-- 011020

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Winther, Paul C.,1937-

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20201204055542.0

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