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050	0	0	_aQ175.52.I4 _bB33 1996
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100	1		_aBaber, Zaheer.
245	1	4	_aThe science of empire : _bscientific knowledge, civilization, and colonial rule in India / _cZaheer Baber.
260			_aDelhi : _bOxford University Press, _cc1998.
300			_aviii, 298 p. ; _c24 cm.
365			_aUSD _b11.12
440		0	_aSUNY series in science, technology, and society
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [257]-287) and index.
505	0		_a1. Introduction -- 2. Science, Technology, and Social Structure in Ancient India -- 3. Science, Technology, and Society in Medieval India -- 4. The Origins of British Colonial Rule -- 5. Scientific Solutions for Colonial Problems -- 6. Science, Technology and Colonial Power -- 7. Conclusions: Science, Technology and Ecological Limits.
520			_aIn The Science of Empire, Zaheer Baber analyzes the social context of the origins and development of science and technology in India from antiquity through colonialism to the modern period. The focus is on the two-way interaction between science and society: how specific social and cultural factors led to the emergence of specific scientific/technological knowledge systems and institutions that transformed the very social conditions that produced them. A key feature is the author's analysis of the role of precolonial trading circuits and other institutional factors in transmitting scientific and technological knowledge from India to other civilizational complexes. A significant portion represents an analysis of the role of modern science and technology in the consolidation of the British empire in India.
650		0	_aScience _xSocial aspects _zIndia _xHistory.
650		0	_aTechnology _xSocial aspects _zIndia _xHistory.
651		0	_aIndia _xHistory _yBritish occupation, 1765-1947.
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