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- catalog abstract ""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.".
- catalog contributor b12920556.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""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.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-407) and index.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 429 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Anglo-European science and the rhetoric of empire.".
- catalog identifier "0739105841 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Anglo-European science and the rhetoric of empire.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books,".
- catalog relation "Anglo-European science and the rhetoric of empire.".
- catalog spatial "China".
- catalog spatial "China.".
- catalog spatial "India".
- catalog spatial "India.".
- catalog subject "2003 K-514".
- catalog subject "382/.4561532335 21".
- catalog subject "Colonialism China History.".
- catalog subject "Colonialism India History.".
- catalog subject "Colonialism history India.".
- catalog subject "Commerce China History.".
- catalog subject "Commerce India History.".
- catalog subject "Commerce history China.".
- catalog subject "Commerce history India.".
- catalog subject "HV5840.I4 W56 2003".
- catalog subject "Malaria Prevention History.".
- catalog subject "Malaria prevention & control China.".
- catalog subject "Malaria prevention & control India.".
- catalog subject "Malaria prevention & control.".
- catalog subject "Opium China History.".
- catalog subject "Opium India History.".
- catalog subject "Opium history China.".
- catalog subject "Opium history India.".
- catalog subject "Opium trade China History.".
- catalog subject "Opium trade India History.".
- catalog subject "QV 11 JI4 W789a 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title "Anglo-European science and the rhetoric of empire : malaria, opium, and British rule in India, 1756-1895 / Paul C. Winther.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".