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Science, war, and imperialism : India in the Second World War /
Why could not the Second World War catalyse science in India as it did in the West? This is one of the central questions of this volume on the British policy towards science and technology in India. Its focus is on education, research, innovation and organisation of science in such sectors as indust...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2008.
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| Colección: | Social sciences in Asia ;
v. 18. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Why could not the Second World War catalyse science in India as it did in the West? This is one of the central questions of this volume on the British policy towards science and technology in India. Its focus is on education, research, innovation and organisation of science in such sectors as industry, agriculture, public health and transport and communications. In the process the author comes across revealing developments where science played a crucial role: an Anglo-American tussle for dominance in the region, the clash between capitalism and socialism, and the entry of neo-colonialism trigg. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 278 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-243) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047433347 9047433343 |
| ISSN: | 1567-2794 ; |