Science at the end of empire : : experts and the development of the British Caribbean, 1940-62 /

Science at the end of empire : : experts and the development of the British Caribbean, 1940-62 / / Sabine Clarke.

This book produces a major rethinking of the history of development after 1940 through an exploration of Britain’s ambitions for industrialisation in its Caribbean colonies. Industrial development is a neglected topic in histories of the British Colonial Empire, and we know very little of plans for...

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Superior document:Studies in imperialism
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Clarke, Sabine,
Place / Publishing House:Manchester, UK : : Manchester University Press,, 2018.
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages) :; illustrations (black and white); digital, PDF file(s).
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. New uses for sugar
  • 2. Scientific research and colonial development after 1940
  • 3. 'Men, money and advice' for Caribbean development
  • 4. Laboratory science, laissez-faire economics and modernity
  • 5. An industrialisation programme for Trinidad
  • 6. Bringing research 'down from the skies'
  • 7. Conclusion: Science and industrial development: lessons from Britain's imperial past
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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