William Kelleher Storey

Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An analysis of the historical and scientific effects of technology transfer from an imperial to colonial setting.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9781580460156
• ISBN-10: 1580460151
• Artikelnr.: 23247232

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Abbreviations Map of Mauritius Introduction: Science
Canes
and Colonies 1. Constraints
Colonization
and Canes
1500-1853 2. New Canes for a Dying Industry
1853-1893 3. Canes in an Experiment Station
1893-1913 4. The Department of Agriculture
1913-1930 5. Small Planters and New Canes
1913-1937 6. Sugar and the Making of a New State
1937-1993 Conclusion: Creoles and Hybrids Notes Bibliography Index