An edition of Africa as a living laboratory (2001)

Africa as a living laboratory

empire, development, and the problem of scientific knowledge, 1870-1950

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Africa as a living laboratory

empire, development, and the problem of scientific knowledge, 1870-1950

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The University of Chicago Press, University of Chicago Press
Language
English
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496

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Subjects

Imperialism and science, Research, African Research Survey, Colonies, Colonization, History, Research, africa, Africa, colonization, Great britain, colonies, africa, African research survey., History, 21st century, History, 20th century, Colonialism--history, Biomedical research--history, Research--history, Research--africa--history--20th century, Research--africa--history--21st century, Imperialism and science--history, Imperialism and science--africa--history--20th century, Imperialism and science--africa--history--21st century, Anthropology, Colonization--history, Colonies--history, Q180.a5 t55 2011, 2015 j-847, W 20.5, 509.6/09034

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Great Britain, Africa

Times

20th century, 21st century
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Cover of: Africa as a living laboratory
Africa as a living laboratory: empire, development, and the problem of scientific knowledge, 1870-1950
2011, The University of Chicago Press, University of Chicago Press
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Africa as a living laboratory: the African Research Survey and the British colonial empire : consolidating environmental, medical, and anthropological debates, 1920-1940
2001
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Table of Contents

An imperial laboratory : scientific societies, geopolitics, and territorial acquisitions
A development laboratory : the African Research Survey, the machinery of knowledge, and imperial coordination
An environmental laboratory : "native" agriculture, tropical infertility, and ecological models of development
A medical laboratory : infectious diseases, ecological methods, and modernization
A racial laboratory : imperial politics, race prejudice, and mental capacity
An anthropological laboratory : ethnographic research, imperial administration and magical knowledge
A living laboratory : ethnoscience, technoscience, and field science.

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Includes bibliographical references.

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509.6/09034
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Q180.A5 T55 2011, Q180.A5T55 2011

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p. cm.
Number of pages
496

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9780226803463, 9780226803470
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2010023092
OCLC/WorldCat
645707879

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