
Images and Contexts
The Historiography of Science and Modernity in India
Dhruv Raina(Author)
OUP India (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published in December 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-0-19-806880-8 (ISBN)
Description
This volume situates the historiography of science in India within a social theory of science. Focussing on several strands from the corpus of writing over the last 150 years, it examines the paradigm shift within science studies, the move away from a West-centric theory of science, and future trends and possibilities.
The book explores ideas about the interplay between scientism and romanticism, internal and external accounts of science, creative tension between scientism and romanticism, model of colonial science and its relationship with the emergence of national science, and distortions of nationalist historiography. These ideas are analysed in the light of contemporary researches in the sociology of sciences, human sciences as well as from a global perspective.
The book explores ideas about the interplay between scientism and romanticism, internal and external accounts of science, creative tension between scientism and romanticism, model of colonial science and its relationship with the emergence of national science, and distortions of nationalist historiography. These ideas are analysed in the light of contemporary researches in the sociology of sciences, human sciences as well as from a global perspective.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
This book will be of immense interest to scholars, teachers, and students of history, philosophy, sociology, and those interested in the growth of science in India.
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 140 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
277 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-806880-8 (9780198068808)
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Dhruv Raina is Professor, Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
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ProfessorProfessor, Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
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