Science and the Raj: A Study of British India - Hardcover
Beginning with a study of the concept of colonial science, this volume moves on to early exploratory activities in this area; problems in science administration, science education, and scientific research; and Indian responses to all these activities.
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About the Author:
Praise for the first edition: "[The book] addresses a relatively neglected theme in the history of India under British rule...Kumar's work serves an important purpose."--he Historian
"Kumar's book is written in beautiful,literate language. It adds a new dimension to the environmental history of the modern world, and deserves wide attention."--Environmental History Review
Deepak Kumar is Professor of History of Science and Education at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Review:
Praise for the first edition: "[The book] addresses a relatively neglected theme in the history of India under British rule...Kumar's work serves an important purpose."--he Historian
"Kumar's book is written in beautiful,literate language. It adds a new dimension to the environmental history of the modern world, and deserves wide attention."--Environmental History Review
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0195680030
- ISBN 13 9780195680034
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages309
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