Science and Empire

Science and Empire
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 359
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ISBN-13 : 9780230320826
ISBN-10 : 0230320821
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Book Synopsis Science and Empire by : B. Bennett

Download or read book Science and Empire written by B. Bennett and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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