num_pages: 280
description: This is the first major study of European attitudes towards India's climate, and their bearing on imperial expansion. It shows how growing fears about racial degeneration led to the abandonment of plans for white colonization, considers European strategies for coping with Indian climate, andexplains the emergence of modern concepts of race.
language: English
title: Climates and Constitutions: Health, Race, Environment and British Imperialism in India 1600-1850
titlecomplete: Climates and Constitutions: Health, Race, Environment and British Imperialism in India 1600-1850 (Oxford India Paperbacks)
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Oxford University Press