Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius

Soem wear. Some binding stains. Some page-edge spotting. Good., dustwrapper. Mauritius University of Rochester Rochester [NY] (1997) orig.cloth 24x15cm, viii,238 pp., Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora, Volume 3. "Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius examines, within the context of the history of sugarcane production in Mauritius, the cross-cultural debates about the production and dissemination of science and technology from "developed" to "less-developed" countries and from elites to peasants within these countries. The book also shows in great detail that the history of science, technology, and colonialism can shed light on contemporary problems in natural resource management and global policy making" - Publisher's description. Contents: Science, Canes & Colonies; Constraints, Colonization & Canes, 1500-1823; New Canes for a Dying Industry, 1853-1893; Canes in an Experiment Station, 1893-1913; The Department of Agriculture, 1913-1930; Small Planters & New Canes, 1913-1937; Sugar & the Making of a New State, 1937-1993; Creoles & Hybrids.