Writing Zoological Natural History for British India

About the author

John Mathew is Dean of the Arts and the Humanities and Professor of the History of Science, Asian University for Women in Bangladesh. He holds a PhD in Ecological Sciences from Old Dominion University, an AM in Medical Anthropology, and a PhD in the History of Science from Harvard University.

Summary

This book highlights British India's role in 19th-century zoology, focusing on the Fauna of British India series. It examines how European expatriates, termed 'translocates,' influenced the field by bridging colonial and metropolitan science, often dismissing indigenous knowledge, and reshaping global zoological knowledge.

Product details

• Authors: Mathew , John Mathew, John (Associate Professor Mathew
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.08.2025
• EAN: 9780198932185
• ISBN: 978-0-19-893218-5
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, HISTORY / Asia / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, Biogeography, Zoology and animal sciences