
Episode 154: The Nature of Empire: Power, Ecology and Knowledge
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The Transformation of Agricultural Knowledge and Resistance in Colonial India
This chapter examines the relationship between knowledge creation and governance in agriculture during late 19th century India, particularly in the face of famine. It highlights how governmental data collection for taxation gradually transformed into a more productive agricultural approach, influenced by indigenous resistance and the environmental changes that ensued.
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