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Terry; Etc. . Ed(S): Shinn - Science and Technology in a Developing World - 9780792344193 - V9780792344193
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Science and Technology in a Developing World

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Description for Science and Technology in a Developing World Hardback. Explores two complementary aspects of post-colonial science/technology practice. This title accesses the cognitive and technical trajectories experienced by many third world nations since decolonization. Editor(s): Shinn, Terry; etc. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 418 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1740.
block possible Soviet expansion by mobilizing European "democracies", the policy soon extended to some developing countries in Asia and Latin America. In response, the USSR gradually initiated development programs for newly independent nations in Asia and Africa. In this context, super power rivalry operated in the South to (i) expand spheres of influence and control; (ii) guard Southern nations from the influence and incursions launched by the opposed camp; (iii) stimulate indigenous development. With few exceptions, Southern nations provided little input to the definition and execution of North-South dynamics during this period. In the case of Africa and to some ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
Series
Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook
Number of Pages
411
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792344193
SKU
V9780792344193
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