Relocating Modern Science: Circulation and the Construction of Knowledge in South Asia and Europe, 1650-1900

Raj, Kapil

ISBN 10: 0230238505 / ISBN 13: 9780230238503

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

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285 pages. 8.75x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Relocating Modern Science: Circulation and the Construction of Knowledge in South Asia and Europe, 1650-1900
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230238505
• ISBN 13: 9780230238503
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.51 kilograms

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.