Images and Contexts: The Historiography of Science and Modernity in India

by Dhruv Raina

Book Overview

This volume situates the historiography of science in India within a social theory of science. Focussing on several strands from the corpus of writing over the last 150 years, it examines the paradigm shift within science studies, the move away from a West-centric theory of science, and future trends and possibilities.
The book explores ideas about the interplay between scientism and romanticism, internal and external accounts of science, creative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198068808
• ISBN13: 9780198068808
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 248 Pages