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Nature’s Government: Science, Imperial Britain and the ’Improvement’ of the World Richard Drayton
Nature’s Government: Science, Imperial Britain and the ’Improvement’ of the World
Richard Drayton
This attempt to juxtapose the histories of Britain, western science and imperialism argues that expansion led to increasing knowledge. Science was fed by information culled from around the globe, aiding imperialism by guiding the exploitation of exotic climes and making conquest seem beneficial.
380 pages, black & white illustrations
| Mídia | Livros Hardcover Book (Livro com lombada e capa dura) |
| Lançado | 11 de agosto de 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780300059762 |
| Editoras | Yale University Press |
| Páginas | 368 |
| Dimensões | 157 × 242 × 26 mm · 684 g |
| Idioma | Inglês |