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| Science in the Service of Empire: Joseph Banks, the British State and the Uses of Science in the Age of Revolution |  | Author: John Gascoigne
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 6,098,823
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 255
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 7 x 0.9
ISBN: 0521550696
Dewey Decimal Number: 509.4109033
EAN: 9780521550697
ASIN: 0521550696
Publication Date: June 13, 1998
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Condition: Hardback,ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in good all round condition. pp.
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Product Description
This book examines Sir Joseph Banks' role in promoting "imperial science," in the context of the consolidation of the British State during a time of extraordinary upheaval. Under pressure from the American, French and Industrial revolutions, the State became interested in the possible uses of science for economic and strategic gain. Banks became its principal adviser in scientific matters, and Gascoigne shows how he used personal networks and patronage to integrate scientific concerns into the complex machinery of government.
Book Description
This book examines Sir Joseph Banks' role in promoting 'imperial science', in the context of the consolidation of the British State during a time of extraordinary upheaval. Under pressure from the American, French and Industrial revolutions, the State became interested in the possible uses of science for economic and strategic gain. Banks became its principal adviser in scientific matters, and Gascoigne shows how he used personal networks and patronage to integrate scientific concerns into the complex machinery of government.
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