02205cam a2200325 a 4500 1138862 BD-DhUL 20200316121453.0 950531s1998 ii b 001 0 eng 95030116 019564347X 1138862 TOC eng BD-DhUL BD-DhUL a-ii--- Q175.52.I4 B33 1996 954.03 20 BAS Baber, Zaheer. The science of empire : scientific knowledge, civilization, and colonial rule in India / Zaheer Baber. Delhi : Oxford University Press, c1998. viii, 298 p. ; 24 cm. USD 11.12 SUNY series in science, technology, and society Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-287) and index. 1. 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. In 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. Science Social aspects India History. Technology Social aspects India History. India History British occupation, 1765-1947. ddc BK 89179 89179 0 0 ddc 0 954_030000000000000_BAS 0 NFIC 148495 DUL DUL GEN 2000-11-08 Purchased 954.03 BAS 392188 2016-07-28 2016-07-28 BK