Images and Contexts by Dhruv Raina PAPERBACK 9780198068808

Name: Images and Contexts by Dhruv Raina PAPERBACK 9780198068808
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Images and Contexts\nby Dhruv Raina\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Dhruv Raina\nTitle: Images and Contexts\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Asian history\nPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA\nPublication year: 2010\nISBN-13: 9780198068808\nISBN-10: 0198068808\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThis volume situates the historiography of science in India within a social theory of science. Focussing on several strands from the corpus of writing over the last 150 years, it examines the paradigm shift within science studies, the move away from a West-centric theory of science, and future trends and possibilities. The book explores ideas about the interplay between scientism an.