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UNINA9910788432103321 |
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Titolo |
Science and empire in the nineteenth century [[electronic resource] ] : a journey of imperial conquest and scientific progress / / edited by Catherine Delmas, Christine Vandamme and Donna Spalding Andreolle |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-14174-4 |
1-4438-2596-4 |
9786613141743 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (238 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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DelmasCatherine |
VandammeChristine |
AndreĢolleDonna Spalding |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Imperialism and science |
Science - Social aspects - History - 19th century |
Science - History - 19th century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-214) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I; CHARLES DOUGHTY'S QUEST AND CRUSADE IN ARABIA DESERTA; "A PERFECT MAP OF PALESTINE" (1872-1880); CARTOGRAPHY IN THE AGE OF SCIENCE; PART II; WESTERN SCIENCE, COLONISATION AND REIFICATION; THE DISCOURSE OF EMPIRICISM AND THE LEGITIMIZATION OF EMPIRE; SKELETONS IN THE CUPBOARD; SCIENCE AND THE AMERICAN EMPIRE; PART III; A "REPUBLIC OF SCIENCE"?; SCIENTIFIC RHETORIC AND THE AMERICAN EMPIRE; PART IV; THE FIRST DINOSAURS AND CHANGING MUSEUM PARADIGMS IN AMERICA; POPULAR EVOLUTIONISM AND THE ETHICS OF PROGRESS; PART V; THE EDIFYING FOLD |
QUESTIONING THE EMPIRE OF SCIENCENOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The issue at stake in this volume is the role of science as a way to fulfil a quest for knowledge, a tool in the exploration of foreign lands, a central paradigm in the discourse on and representations of otherness. The interweaving of scientific and ideological discourses is not limited |
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