| Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius Contributor(s): Storey, William Kelleher (Author) |
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ISBN: 1580460151 ISBN-13: 9781580460156 Publisher: University of Rochester Press OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1997 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 338.162 |
| LCCN: 97037387 |
| Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.16 lbs) 248 pages |