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Science Studies Meets Colonialism by Amit Prasad (2022, Trade Paperback)
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This insightful book titled "Science Studies Meets Colonialism" by Amit Prasad is a must-read for anyone interested in the social sciences. The book is a trade paperback format with a length of 8.5in and a width of 5.4in, weighing 11.2 Oz. The publication year of the book is 2022, and it has a total of 228 pages. Condition is new.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPolity Press
ISBN-101509544429
ISBN-139781509544424
eBay Product ID (ePID)16057264976
Product Key Features
Number of Pages200 Pages
Publication NameScience Studies Meets Colonialism
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2022
SubjectPhilosophy & Social Aspects, Sociology / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, Science
AuthorAmit Prasad
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight11.2 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2022-937667
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Prasad is a nimble and quick thinker. In this ambitious project, he weaves an engaging and highly readable discussion of what science is, why it is questioned, how we tell its history, and how we do this within a colonial frame." Gabriela Soto Laveaga , Harvard University "Amit Prasad has long been a major contributor to the vibrant field of postcolonial science studies. Those interested in the persistence of colonialism and the shadows it casts into the present will find much here to discuss and debate." Suman Seth, Cornell University
Dewey Decimal303.483
Table Of ContentINTRODUCTION - Genealogies of Colonialism in Postcolonial Times CHAPTER 1 - COVID-19, Science versus Anti-Science, and the Colonial Present CHAPTER 2 - Historicism without History: The Scientific Revolution, Reimagining the European Past, and Postcolonial Futures CHAPTER 3 - Colonialism, & Euro/West-centrism: Postcolonial Desires, Colonial Entrapments CONCLUSION - Modern Science & European Colonialism: A Conversation with J. P. S. Uberoi and Bruno Latour
SynopsisThe field of science and technology studies has long critiqued the idea that there is such a thing as a universal and singular "Science" that exists independently of human society, interpretation, and action. However, the multiple significant ways in which colonial legacies impact and shape this project have often remained out of sight at the edges of the discipline. In this important book, Amit Prasad seeks to rectify this erasure, demonstrating that problematic idealized imaginaries of science, scientists, and the scientific realm can be traced back to the birth of "modern science" during European colonialism. Such visions of science and technology have undergirded the imagination of the West (and thus of its others), constructing hierarchies of technological innovation and scientific value, but also unexpectedly leaving society vulnerable to contemporary threats of misinformation and conspiracy theories, as has been strikingly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. Far from being an indictment of STS, this rigorous book seeks to highlight such concerns to make STS engage more carefully with issues of colonialism and thus to enable readers to understand the rapidly changing global topography of science and technology today and into the future.
LC Classification NumberHM846
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