Science, culture, and modern state formation / Patrick Carroll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carroll, Patrick, 1961-

Contributor:

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science and state--Europe, Western--History--Philosophy.

Science and state.

Science--Social aspects--Europe, Western--History--Philosophy.

Science.

Science and industry--Europe, Western--History--Philosophy.

Science and industry.

Engineering and state--Europe, Western--History--Philosophy.

Engineering and state.

Engineering--Social aspects--Europe, Western--History--Philosophy.

Engineering.

Science and state--Ireland--History--Philosophy.

Science--Social aspects--Ireland--History--Philosophy.

Science and industry--Ireland--History--Philosophy.

Engineering and state--Ireland--History--Philosophy.

Engineering--Social aspects--Ireland--History--Philosophy.

Engineering--Social aspects.

History.

Philosophy.

Science--Social aspects.

Ireland.

Western Europe.

Physical Description:

xiii, 275 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, [2006]

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-259) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0520247531

OCLC:

61651924

Publisher Number:

9780520247536

Online:

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