The Science of Empire: Scientific Knowledge, Civilization, and Colonial Rule in IndiaState University of New York Press, 16 de mai. de 1996 - 299 páginas In Science, Civilization, and Empire in India, Zaheer Baber analyzes the social context of the origins and development of science and technology in India from antiquity through colonialism to the modern period. The focus is on the two- way interaction between science and society: how specific social and cultural factors led to the emergence of specific scientific/technological knowledge systems and institutions that transformed the very social conditions that produced them. A key feature is the author's analysis of the role of pre-colonial trading circuits and other institutional factors in transmitting scientific and technological knowledge from India to other civilizational complexes. A significant portion represents an analysis of the role of modern science and technology in the consolidation of the British empire in India. |
Conteúdo
Science Technology and Social Structure in Ancient India | 14 |
Science Technology and Society in Medieval India53 | 53 |
The Origins of British Colonial Rule | 106 |
Scientific Solutions for Colonial Problems | 136 |
Science Technology and Colonial Power | 184 |
Science Technology and Ecological Limits | 246 |
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