Relocating Modern Science: Circulation and the Construction of Knowledge in South Asia and Europe, 1650-1900 - Softcover

Raj, K.

 
9780230238503: Relocating Modern Science: Circulation and the Construction of Knowledge in South Asia and Europe, 1650-1900
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ISBN 10: 0230238505 ISBN 13: 9780230238503
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

Synopsis

Relocating Modern Science challenges the belief that modern science was created uniquely in the West and was subsequently diffused elsewhere. Through a detailed analysis of key moments in the history of science, it demonstrates the crucial roles of circulation and intercultural encounter for their emergence.

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About the Author

KAPIL RAJ teaches at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris and is a member of the Centre Alexandre Koyré for the History of Science. He has published extensively on knowledge construction through processes of intercultural encounter and is currently working on a book on the urban and intellectual dynamics of Calcutta in the 18th century.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0230238505
ISBN 13 
9780230238503
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
298

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