Colonial Technology: Science and the Transfer of Innovation to Australia - Rilegato

Todd, Jan

 
9780521461382: Colonial Technology: Science and the Transfer of Innovation to Australia
Rilegato
ISBN 10: 0521461383 ISBN 13: 9780521461382
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Sinossi

An important study of the transfer of technology to Australia in the nineteenth century.

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Recensione

"...an incisive, innovative challenge to conventional theories of colonial dependency....engaging and informative." Choice

"...in a field where theoretical forays are in need of more substantiation, this is an exemplary work." Robert Kubicek, Pacific Affairs

"Todd's book...is a welcome addition..." Lionel Frost, American Historical Review

"...the writing is clear and never dull. The literature relating to technological change in Australia is sparse and this is a welcome addition." Lionel Frost, American Historical Review

Descrizione del libro

This important study examines the transfer of technology to Australia in the nineteenth century, arguing that this was not a simple relationship of dependency. Using case studies, and considering a range of economic, political and cultural factors, Jan Todd traces a process of creative adaptation to these technologies.

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Editore
Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione
1995
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0521461383
ISBN 13 
9780521461382
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
314
Contatto del produttore
Cambridge University Press
https://www.cambridge.org/

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Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521109841 ISBN 13:  9780521109840
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2009
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