Carte Colonial Technology Jan Todd

Colonial Technology

Science and the Transfer of Innovation to Australia

Autor: Jan Todd
Limbă: engleză
Legare: Carte broșată
Disponibilitate: În depozitul extern
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245.78 lei
Australia has always imported overseas technology, largely out of necessity, but has this been explo...

Informații despre carte

Autor
Limbă
engleză
Legare
Carte - Carte broșată
Publicat
2009
Pagini
316
EAN
9780521109840
ISBN
0521109841
Enbook ID
02022143
Greutate
470
Dimensiuni
152 x 229 x 18

Descriere completă

Australia has always imported overseas technology, largely out of necessity, but has this been exploitative, fostering a relationship of dependence, or used to Australia's advantage? Jan Todd explores this question in the context of nineteenth-century science. In her important study, Todd argues that the technology transfer was far more complex than has been widely acknowledged. She shows that technology systems reflect national characteristics, institutions and priorities, drawing general conclusions about Australian science and technology in an imperial context. Much of the book is devoted to two fascinating case studies: the anthrax vaccination for sheep and the cyanide process of gold extraction, both transferred from Europe. In both cases, considering a range of economic, political and cultural factors, she traces a process of creative adaptation to these technologies.

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