An edition of Africa as a living laboratory (2001)

Africa as a living laboratory

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

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An edition of Africa as a living laboratory (2001)

Africa as a living laboratory

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

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The University of Chicago Press, University of Chicago Press
Language
English
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496

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Imperialism and science Research African Research Survey Colonies Colonization History Research, africa Africa, colonization Great britain, colonies, africa African research survey. History, 21st century History, 20th century Colonialism--history Biomedical research--history Research--history Research--africa--history--20th century Research--africa--history--21st century Imperialism and science--history Imperialism and science--africa--history--20th century Imperialism and science--africa--history--21st century Anthropology Colonization--history Colonies--history Q180.a5 t55 2011 2015 j-847 W 20.5 509.6/09034

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Cover of: Africa as a living laboratory
Africa as a living laboratory: empire, development, and the problem of scientific knowledge, 1870-1950
2011, The University of Chicago Press, University of Chicago Press
in English
Cover of: Africa as a living laboratory
Africa as a living laboratory: the African Research Survey and the British colonial empire : consolidating environmental, medical, and anthropological debates, 1920-1940
2001
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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 : ethnoscience, technoscience, and field science.

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Includes bibliographical references.

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Dewey Decimal Class
509.6/09034
Library of Congress
Q180.A5 T55 2011, Q180.A5T55 2011

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
496

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Open Library
OL24438224M
ISBN 10
0226803465, 0226803473
ISBN 13
9780226803463, 9780226803470
LCCN
2010023092
OCLC/WorldCat
645707879

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OL15473175W

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