Africa as a Living Laboratory: Empire, Development, and the Problem of Scientific Knowledge, 1870-1950 - Helen Tilley - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226803470 - April 15, 2011
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Africa as a Living Laboratory: Empire, Development, and the Problem of Scientific Knowledge, 1870-1950


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Tropical Africa was one of the last regions of the world to experience formal European colonialism, a process that coincided with the advent of a range of scientific specialties and research methods. This title studies the thorny relationship between imperialism and the role of scientific expertise in the colonization of British Africa.


528 pages, 8 colour plates, 2 halftones, 8 line drawings, 48 tables

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released April 15, 2011
ISBN13 9780226803470
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 520
Dimensions 156 × 229 × 30 mm   ·   720 g
Language English  

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