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Africa as a living laboratory

empire, development, and the problem of scientific knowledge, 1870-1950

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Africa as a living laboratory
Helen Tilley
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empire, development, and the problem of scientific knowledge, 1870-1950

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University of Chicago Press
Language
English
Pages
496

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Subjects
Imperialism and science, Research, African Research Survey, Colonies, Colonization, History
Places
Great Britain, Africa
Times
20th century, 21st century

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Africa as a living laboratory: empire, development, and the problem of scientific knowledge, 1870-1950
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Table of Contents

An imperial laboratory : scientific societies, geopolitics, and territorial acquisitions
A development laboratory : the African Research Survey, the machinery of knowledge, and imperial coordination
An environmental laboratory : "native" agriculture, tropical infertility, and ecological models of development
A medical laboratory : infectious diseases, ecological methods, and modernization
A racial laboratory : imperial politics, race prejudice, and mental capacity
An anthropological laboratory : ethnographic research, imperial administration, and magical knowledge
A living laboratory : ethnosciences, field sciences, and the problem of epistemic pluralism.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [439]-483] and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
509.6/09034
Library of Congress
Q180.A5 T55 2011

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Pagination
xiv, 496 p. :
Number of pages
496

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24892728M
ISBN 10
0226803465, 0226803473
ISBN 13
9780226803463, 9780226803470
LCCN
2010023092

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