{"product_id":"colonial-technology-science-and-the-transfer-of-innovation-to-australia-hardback-9780521461382","title":"Colonial Technology; Science and the Transfer of Innovation to Australia (Hardback) 9780521461382","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eColonial Technology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eScience and the Transfer of Innovation to Australia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn important study of the transfer of technology to Australia in the nineteenth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJan Todd (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521461382, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 September 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e314 pages, 17 b\/w illus.  5 maps  2 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...the writing is clear and never dull.  The literature relating to technological change in Australia is sparse and this is a welcome addition.\"    Lionel Frost, American Historical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAustralia has always imported overseas technology, largely out of necessity, but has this been exploitative, fostering a relationship of dependence, or used to Australia's advantage? Jan Todd explores this question in the context of nineteenth-century science. In her important study, Todd argues that the technology transfer was far more complex than has been widely acknowledged. She shows that technology systems reflect national characteristics, institutions and priorities, drawing general conclusions about Australian science and technology in an imperial context. Much of the book is devoted to two fascinating case studies: the anthrax vaccination for sheep and the cyanide process of gold extraction, both transferred from Europe. In both cases, considering a range of economic, political and cultural factors, she traces a process of creative adaptation to these technologies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Overview: 1. Dependency at the periphery: debates and questions\u003cbr\u003e 2. Cross-currents of change\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Microbes, Rabbits and Sheep: 3. Microbes versus poisonous plants\u003cbr\u003e 4. Contagion, conflict and compromise\u003cbr\u003e 5. From Paris to Narrandera\u003cbr\u003e 6. From foreign to domestic capability\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Rocks, Cyanide and Gold: 7. Australian gold, British chemists\u003cbr\u003e 8. Transfer agents and colonial connections\u003cbr\u003e 9. A challenge for technological imperialists\u003cbr\u003e 10. governments, experts and institutional adjustment\u003cbr\u003e 11. From Glasgow to Kalgoorlie\u003cbr\u003e 12. Out of the hands of 'rule-of-thumb' men\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Linkages, Learning and Sovereignty: 13. Transfer, diffusion and learning\u003cbr\u003e 14. Colonial science: an intellectual bridge\u003cbr\u003e 15. Toward an Australian system\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Regional geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Regional geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Regional%20geography%20%5BRGL%5D%22\"\u003eRGL\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007559749912,"sku":"9780521461382","price":75.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521461382_a77f5a3b-7d53-4aca-8374-e63cda541072.gif?v=1691382428","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/colonial-technology-science-and-the-transfer-of-innovation-to-australia-hardback-9780521461382","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}