Arnold Dávid Boeken

Focusing on the interplay between science, technology, and medicine during British rule in India, the analysis spans from the 1860s to Independence. It highlights how these fields influenced colonial India and shaped Indian responses to British authority. David Arnold provides a comprehensive survey of recent scholarship alongside his original insights, contributing to a deeper understanding of modern South Asian history through the lens of scientific and technological development.

Dictionary, business, commerce and trade - accounting, banking, economics. Tables

Exploring the dynamic role of nature in human history, this book delves into how various disciplines have utilized concepts of nature to interpret cultural evolution and justify actions like colonization and slavery. It highlights the influence of environmental and biological determinism throughout history, showcasing their use as tools of authority and identity. Covering a broad timeline from the Black Death to colonial India, it reveals the significant shifts in perceptions of nature and its implications for society across five centuries.

A powerful and funny young adult novel that mediates on loss, love and disability for fans of Jennifer Niven, Rainbow Rowell and Louise O'Neill.

A stunning surrealist portrait, The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik is a story about all the ways we hurt our friends without knowing it, and all the ways they stick around to save us.

Offers an analysis of medicine and disease in colonial India that explores the vital role of the state in medical and public health activities, arguing that Western medicine became a critical battleground between the colonized and the colonizers.

"First published in the United States of America by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 2015"--Title page verso.

David Arnold's exploration of Gandhi reveals the extraordinary impact of a man who, despite lacking political power or military command, became a powerful anti-colonial figure. The book delves into Gandhi's life, his influence, and the complex emotions he evoked among both Indians and Westerners, offering insights into his legacy.

"When she learns that her mother is sick in Ohio, Mim confronts her demons on a thousand-mile odyssey from Mississippi that redefines her notions of love, loyalty, and what it means to be sane"--

When a deadly Fly Flu sweeps the globe, it leaves a shell of the world that once was. Among the survivors are eighteen-year-old Nico and her dog, on a voyage devised by Nico's father to find a mythical portal; a young artist named Kit, raised in an old abandoned cinema; and the enigmatic Deliverer, who lives Life after Life in an attempt to put the world back together. As swarms of infected Flies roam the earth, these few survivors navigate the woods of post-apocalyptic New England, meeting others along the way, each on their own quest to find life and love in a world gone dark. The Electric Kingdom is a sweeping exploration of art, storytelling, eternal life, and above all, a testament to the notion that even in an exterminated world, one person might find beauty in another