Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius

by William Kelleher Storey

An analysis of the historical and scientific effects of technology transfer from an imperial to colonial setting.

Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius examines, within the context of the history of sugarcane production in Mauritius, the cross-cultural debates about the production and dissemination of science and technology from "developed" to "less-developed" countries and from elites to peasants within these countries. The book also shows...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580460151
• ISBN13: 9781580460156
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"