Science, culture, and modern state formation / Patrick Carroll.
- Carroll, Patrick, 1961-
- Date:
- [2006], ©2006
- Books
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Publication/Creation
Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, [2006], ©2006.
Physical description
xiii, 275 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-259) and index.
Contents
Science, culture, and modern state formation : theory and analysis -- Understanding engine science : Sir Robert Boyle and the new experimentalism -- Engineering culture and the civilizing mission : William Petty and the new science in Ireland -- Engineering the data state : scopes, meters, and graphs -- Bio-population : the science of policing natural and political bodies -- Engineering Ireland : the material designs of modern statecraft.
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Location Status History of MedicineABR.3Open shelves
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- 0520247531
- 9780520247536