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Arnold, David (2013) Nehruvian science and postcolonial India. Isis, Volume 104 (Number 2). pp. 360-370. doi:10.1086/670954
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/670954
Abstract
This essay uses the seminal figure of Jawaharlal Nehru to interrogate the nature and representation of science in modern India. The problem posed by Nehruvian science-the conflict between (yet simultaneity of) science as both universal phenomenon and local effect-lies at the heart of current debates about what science means for the non-West. The problematic of Nehruvian science can be accessed through Nehru's own speeches and writings, but also through the wider project of science with which he identified- critiquing colonialism, forging India's place in the modern world, marrying intellectual endeavor with practical nation building. The essay makes a case for looking at Nehruvian science as a way of structuring the problem of postcolonial science, particularly in relation to understanding the authority of science and its evaluation in terms of its capacity to deliver socioeconomic change.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > History | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Isis | ||||
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press | ||||
| ISSN: | 0021-1753 | ||||
| Official Date: | June 2013 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 104 | ||||
| Number: | Number 2 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 360-370 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1086/670954 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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