Science on the Roof of the World: Empire and the Remaking of the Himalaya

ISBN-13: 9781009123112 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Lachlan Fleetwood

Opis

An innovative global history of science, empire and geography explaining how the Himalaya became the highest mountains in the world.

Recenzje

'This is an unusual and interesting multi disciplinary study of imperial expansion, exploration and scientific achievement showing how the world came to see itself in vertical as well as in horizontal terms. Beautifully illustrated and well ordered, it will be an important contribution to the field as well as an absorbing read for the non scientist.' Wendy Palace, Asian Affairs

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Measuring Mountains; 2. Unstable Instruments; 3. Suffering Bodies; 4. Frozen Relics; 5. Higher Gardens; 6. Vertical Limits; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.