Colonial Technology : Science and the Transfer of Innovation to Australia

Name: Colonial Technology
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521461382
Price: 17300 KES
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ISBN: 9780521461382

by Jan Todd

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Format Hardback

Book Series Studies in Australian History

ISBN-10 0521461383

ISBN-13 9780521461382

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Sep 29th, 1995

Print length 314 Pages

Weight 63 grams

Dimensions 22.90 x 15.20 x 2.20 cms

Product Classification: Australia Regional geography Technology: general issues

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This important study examines the transfer of technology to Australia in the nineteenth century, arguing that this was not a simple relationship of dependency. Using case studies, and considering a range of economic, political and cultural factors, Jan Todd traces a process of creative adaptation to these technologies.

Australia has always imported overseas technology, largely out of necessity, but has this been exploitative, fostering a relationship of dependence, or used to Australia's advantage? Jan Todd explores this question in the context of nineteenth-century science. In her important study, Todd argues that the technology transfer was far more complex than has been widely acknowledged. She shows that technology systems reflect national characteristics, institutions and priorities, drawing general conclusions about Australian science and technology in an imperial context. Much of the book is devoted to two fascinating case studies: the anthrax vaccination for sheep and the cyanide process of gold extraction, both transferred from Europe. In both cases, considering a range of economic, political and cultural factors, she traces a process of creative adaptation to these technologies.

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