Anglo-European science and the rhetoric of empire : malaria, opium, and British rule in India, 1756-1895 / Paul C. Winther.

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2003], ©2003.

xviii, 429 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-407) and index.

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The missionaries' lament in a milieu of indifference, 1773-1874 C.E. -- Chapter 3: The gathering storm: protest, politics, and science, 1874-1893 C.E. -- Chapter 4: The serendipitous nature of "except for medical use" and participants in the Royal Commission Hearings -- Chapter 5: Hope for the anti-opiumists: witnesses' perspectives about why people in India eat opium -- Chapter 6: More hope for the moralists? Witnesses' observations about who eats opium in India -- Chapter 7: Sir William Roberts' evaluation of the opium and 'Malaria' evidence -- Chapter 8: The anti-opiumists' nightmare -- Chapter 9: The wider context: Anglo-European science and the rhetoric of empire.