Toward a Global Science
Author | : Susantha Goonatilake |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : 0253211824 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780253211828 |
Rating | : 4/5 (828 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Toward a Global Science by : Susantha Goonatilake
Download or read book Toward a Global Science written by Susantha Goonatilake and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a model of the civilizational construction of science, the author views science without Eurocentric blinders. She shows how science was built by transfers from non-European groups and why the historiography of science has to be rethought.