Relocating Modern Science: Circulation and the Construction of Knowledge in South Asia and Europe, 1650-1900 - Hardcover
by K. Raj
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Availability:In StockContributor:K. RajTheme:Chronological Period/17th Century, Chronological Period/18th Century, Chronological Period/19th Century, Cultural Region/Asian, Cultural Region/IndianPublish date:1/5/2007Pages:285
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9780230507081ISBN-10:0230507085UPC:9780230507081Book Category:Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Europe, AsiaBook Topic:SouthSize:8.81 x 5.75 x 0.84 inchesWeight:0.468Product ID:SCYD4C1PNG
Relocating Modern Science challenges the belief that modern science was created uniquely in the West and was subsequently diffused elsewhere. Through a detailed analysis of key moments in the history of science, it demonstrates the crucial roles of circulation and intercultural encounter for their emergence.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9780230507081ISBN-10:0230507085UPC:9780230507081Book Category:Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Europe, AsiaBook Topic:SouthSize:8.81 x 5.75 x 0.84 inchesWeight:0.468Product ID:SCYD4C1PNG
KAPIL RAJ teaches at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris and is a member of the Centre Alexandre Koyré for the History of Science. He has published extensively on knowledge construction through processes of intercultural encounter and is currently working on a book on the urban and intellectual dynamics of Calcutta in the 18th century.
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Edition
2007 Edition
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