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

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

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K. Raj (Author)  

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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. XIII, 285 p.
KAPIL RAJ teaches at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris and is a member of the Centre Alexandre Koyre 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.
  • Contributor: K. Raj
  • Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
  • ISBN13: 9780230238503
  • Number of Pages: 285
  • Packaged Dimensions: 140x216mm
  • Packaged Weight: 381
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Release Date: 2007-01-05
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: KAPIL RAJ teaches at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris and is a member of the Centre Alexandre Koyre 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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