| Science and Empire: Knowledge and Networks of Science Across the British Empire, 1800-1970 2011 Edition Contributor(s): Bennett, B. (Editor), Hodge, J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0230252281 ISBN-13: 9780230252288 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | History - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Modern - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 509.171 |
| LCCN: 2011016883 |
| Series: Britain and the World |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (1.35 lbs) 366 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Offering one of the first analyses of how networks of science interacted within the British Empire during the past two centuries, this volume shows how the rise of formalized state networks of science in the mid nineteenth-century led to a constant tension between administrators and scientists. |