In the Shadows of the Tropics: Climate, Race and Biopower in Nineteenth Century Ceylon - James S. Duncan - Books - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 9780754672265 - November 16, 2007
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In the Shadows of the Tropics: Climate, Race and Biopower in Nineteenth Century Ceylon 1st edition


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Investigates the transformation of Ceylon during the mid-19th century into one of the most important coffee growing regions of the world and the subsequent, sudden removal of coffee from the island. This book shows the spatial unevenness and fragmentation of modernity through a focus on modern governmentality and biopower.


228 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released November 16, 2007
ISBN13 9780754672265
Publishers Taylor & Francis Ltd
Pages 228
Dimensions 166 × 241 × 18 mm   ·   476 g
Language English  

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