In the Shadows of the Tropics Climate, Race and Biopower in Nineteenth Century Ceylon
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 biop...
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Format | eBook |
Language | English |
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Oxford
Routledge
2007
Taylor and Francis Taylor & Francis Group Ashgate |
Edition | 1 |
Series | Re-materialising cultural geography |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | 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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ISBN: | 9781138262416 0754672263 9780754672265 1138262412 |
DOI: | 10.4324/9781315588209 |