Beyond Imported Magic : Essays on Science, Technology, and Society in Latin America /

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The essays in this volume study the creation, adaptation, and use of science and technology in Latin America. They challenge the view that scientific ideas and technology travel unchanged from the global North to the global South - the view of technology as 'imported magic'. They describe...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Holmes, Christina, 1973- (Editor), Marques, Ivan da Costa (Editor), Medina, Eden, 1976- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : The MIT Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Technology transfer.
Technology > Social aspects.
Science.
Sciences > Amerique latine.
Transfert de technologie > Amerique latine.
Technology > Social aspects > Latin America.
Science > Latin America.
Technology transfer > Latin America.
Latin America.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The essays in this volume study the creation, adaptation, and use of science and technology in Latin America. They challenge the view that scientific ideas and technology travel unchanged from the global North to the global South - the view of technology as 'imported magic'. They describe not only alternate pathways for innovation, invention, and discovery but also how ideas and technologies circulate in Latin American contexts and transnationally.
Physical Description:1 online resource (410 pages): illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:9780262325509

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