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The Sequence of the Human Genome
A 2.91-billion base pair (bp) consensus sequence of the euchromatic portion of the human genome was generated by the whole-genome shotgun sequencing method. The 14.8-billion bp DNA sequence was… Expand
:Relocating Modern Science: Circulation and the Construction of Knowledge in South Asia and Europe, 1650–1900
- Ian Barrow
- History
- 1 April 2009
From Hindustan to India: Naming Change in Changing Names
- Ian Barrow
- Sociology
- 1 April 2003
This paper examines the significance of the changing meanings of the term Hindustan between 1750 and 1880 and the reasons for its gradual disuse. It is often taken for granted that India is the… Expand
Surveying and Mapping in Colonial Sri Lanka, 1800-1900
- Ian Barrow
- Geography
- 15 March 2008
A study of surveying and mapping is imperative for understanding the nature of colonialism in South Asia. It also sheds light on the islands economy, environment, and politics. This book is the first… Expand
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Making History, Drawing Territory: British Mapping in India, c. 1756-1905
- Ian Barrow
- Geography
- 8 January 2004
A unique study of British possession and territorial legitimacy in India as represented by colonial maps, this book focuses on various strategies used by map-makers and surveyors to embed a past into… Expand
Pamela K. Gilbert. Mapping the Victorian Social Body . SUNY Series, Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2004. Pp. 245. $21.95.
- Ian Barrow
- History
- 2006
Finding the Nation in Assassination: The Death of S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike and the Assertion of a Sinhalese Sri Lankan Identity
- Ian Barrow
- Sociology
- 1 December 2014
Every morning, before going to Parliament, Prime Minister S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike (1899–1959) met petitioners, rich and poor, who lined up at his residence at 65 Rosmead Place, Colombo. On the morning… Expand
Book reviews
- W. Menski, Carl W. Olson, +41 authors Ramdas Lamb
- 2005
This publication is the first book-length English study of the monk Gyōki (668749). Gyōki was one of the important monks of the Nara period (710-784). According to the sources introduced and… Expand
Arming the Periphery: The Arms Trade in the Indian Ocean during the Age of Global Empire. By Emrys Chew. (New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. Pp. xii, 309. $85.00.)
- Ian Barrow
- Political Science
- 1 September 2014
Surveying in Ceylon during the nineteenth century
- Ian Barrow
- Geography
- 1 October 2003
Le Service topographique du Ceylan (Ceylon Survey Department) a ete cree en 1800 et il etait a la fin du siecle l'un des plus importants des colonies britanniques. il ne mena cependant aucune… Expand