Beyond imported magic: essays on science, technology, and society in Latin America

The essays in this volume study the creation, adaptation, and use of science and technology in Latin America. They challenge the view that scientific ideas and technology travel unchanged from the global North to the global South - the view of technology as 'imported magic'. They describe...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Holmes, Christina 1973-, Marques, Ivan da Costa, Medina, Eden 1976-
Format: E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Massachusetts The MIT Press [2014]
Schriftenreihe:Inside technology
Links:https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/9780262027458.001.0001?locatt=mode:legacy
Zusammenfassung:The essays in this volume study the creation, adaptation, and use of science and technology in Latin America. They challenge the view that scientific ideas and technology travel unchanged from the global North to the global South - the view of technology as 'imported magic'. They describe not only alternate pathways for innovation, invention, and discovery but also how ideas and technologies circulate in Latin American contexts and transnationally.
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 296 Seiten)
ISBN:0262325500
0262325519
9780262325509
9780262325516