“Carbon, Mere Carbon”: The Kohinoor, the Crystal Palace, and the Mission to Make Sense of British India

2007/12/01 by Paul Young · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis #Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies #Australian History and Society

paper · doi:10.1080/08905490701768089

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Abstract

The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851, was seen by contemporary commentators to map out a new world order. Represented with reference to the eirenic and dynamic benefit...

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