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082			_a306.450 _bKUM-S
100			_aKumar, Deepak
245			_aScience and the raj : _ba study of British India _cby Deepak Kumar
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aNew Delhi : _bOxford University Press, _c©2006
300			_axix, 309 p. : _bill. ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_t1. Science in a colony : concept and contours
505			_t2. Exploration and encounter : the early phase
505			_t3. Administering science : organizational imperatives
505			_t4. Science in education
505			_t5. Research in science
505			_t6. Response and resistance
505			_t7. Reconstructing India
505			_t8. Conclusions
520			_aTo what extent were colonial scientific knowledge or discourses used to achieve political and cultural goals? How did the recipient culture appropriate or redefine the metropolitan ideology of science? This book investigates some key questions related to British scientific encounters with India, exploring the link between science technology and the process of colonisation in the context of British India. Science and the Raj investigates some key questions related to British scientific encounters with India. It explores the link between science, technology, and the process of colonization in the context of British India. Deepak Kumar makes implicit and explicit distinctions between colonial and metropolitan sciences in terms of their aims, contents, and the mentalities of their patrons and practitioners. He argues that despite colonial influence, the generation, transmission, and reception of scientific ideas gradually acquired an autonomy and momentum of their own." "Empirically and conceptually well grounded, this book combines in-depth case studies with wider analytical perspectives. Building upon new sources and research base, the second edition brings the discussion up to date with a new chapter taking the story up to 1947." "This book would be very useful for students and scholars of history, sociology, science, particularly social history of science, as well as those interested in the study of science and society in India.
650			_aIndia -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947
650			_aScience -- Social aspects -- India -- History
650			_aHistory of science
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