Raja Serfoji II: Science, Medicine and Enlightenment in Tanjore

By Savithri Preetha Nair

Book Overview

Shunning reductionist explanations of the transmission of Western science and enlightenment modernity in colonial settings, this book interprets the nature of the 'enlightenment' triggered under the reign of Raja Serfoji II (r. 1798-1832), as a result of globally situated cross-cultural exchanges.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415535042
• ISBN13: 9780415535045
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Routledge India
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.3"