Science, colonialism, and indigenous peoples : the cultural politics of law and knowledge / / Laurelyn Whitt [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Whitt Laurelyn
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 265 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 346.04/8
• Soggetto topico: Indians of North America - Legal status, laws, etc; Indigenous peoples - Legal status, laws, etc; Intellectual property; Traditional ecological knowledge - Law and legislation; Sociological jurisprudence
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Imperialism then and now -- Indigenous knowledge, power, and responsibility -- Value-neutrality and value-bifurcation : the cultural politics of science -- The rhetoric of research justification -- Indigenist critiques of biocolonialism -- The commodification of knowledge -- Intellectual property rights as means and mechanism of imperialism -- Transforming sovereignties.
• Sommario/riassunto: At the intersection of indigenous studies, science studies, and legal studies lies a tense web of political issues of vital concern for the survival of indigenous nations. Numerous historians of science have documented the vital role of late-eighteenth- and nineteenth-century science as a part of statecraft, a means of extending empire. This book follows imperialism into the present, demonstrating how pursuit of knowledge of the natural world impacts, and is impacted by, indigenous peoples rather than nation-states. In extractive biocolonialism, the valued genetic resources, and associated agricultural and medicinal knowledge, of indigenous peoples are sought, legally converted into private intellectual property, transformed into commodities, and then placed for sale in genetic marketplaces. Science, Colonialism, and Indigenous Peoples critically examines these developments, demonstrating how contemporary relations between indigenous and Western knowledge systems continue to be shaped by the dynamics of power, the politics of property, and the apologetics of law.
• Altri titoli varianti: Science, Colonialism, & Indigenous Peoples
• Titolo autorizzato: Science, colonialism, and indigenous peoples
• ISBN: 0-511-69926-3; 1-107-18853-9; 1-107-67507-3; 0-511-60430-0; 0-511-60352-5; 0-511-65156-2; 0-511-60274-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455426803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II