Overview
Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius examines, within the context of the history of sugarcane production in Mauritius, the cross-cultural debates about the production and dissemination of science and technology from ""developed"" to ""less-developed"" countries and from elites to peasants within these countries. The book also shows in great detail that the history of science, technology, and colonialism can shed light on contemporary problems in natural resource management and global policy making.
Full Product Details
Author: William Kelleher Storey (Royalty Account)
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint: University of Rochester Press
Volume: v. 3
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.600kg
ISBN: 9781580460156
ISBN 10: 1580460151
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 10 December 1997
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This book is admirable for the subtlety yet clarity of its argument, for the density of underlying archival research, and for the breadth of its historiographical span. --AGRICULTURAL HISTORY Very carefully researched...an exciting and original book. --COMMONWEALTH AND COMPARATIVE POLITICS Thoroughly researched and carefully constructed...Storey's monograph provides a valuable addition to the growing literature on processes central to the making of the modern world. --AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW [Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius] fills an important gap in the emerging historiographical literature on this little-known island. --HISTORY A rich and vivid history...may be read with profit by many kinds of historians. --ISIS
This book is admirable for the subtlety yet clarity of its argument, for the density of underlying archival research, and for the breadth of its historiographical span. AGRICULTURAL HISTORY Very carefully researched...an exciting and original book. COMMONWEALTH AND COMPARATIVE POLITICSBR> Thoroughly researched and carefully constructed...Storey's monograph provides a valuable addition to the growing literature on processes central to the making of the modern world. AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW (Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius) fills an important gap in the emerging historiographical literature on this little-known island. HISTORY A rich and vivid history...may be read with profit by many kinds of historians. ISIS
This book is admirable for the subtlety yet clarity of its argument, for the density of underlying archival research, and for the breadth of its historiographical span. --AGRICULTURAL HISTORY Very carefully researched...an exciting and original book. --COMMONWEALTH AND COMPARATIVE POLITICS Thoroughly researched and carefully constructed...Storey's monograph provides a valuable addition to the growing literature on processes central to the making of the modern world. --AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW (Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius) fills an important gap in the emerging historiographical literature on this little-known island. --HISTORY A rich and vivid history...may be read with profit by many kinds of historians. --ISIS
