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Science and society in Latin America : peripheral modernities
Author
Title
Science and society in Latin America : peripheral modernities / Pablo Kreimer.
ISBN
0429266189
0429556683
0429561156
0429565623
9780429266188
9780429556685
9780429561153
9780429565625
9780367218034
Publication
New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Copyright Notice Date
©2019
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 14, 2019).
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Biographical / Historical Note
Pablo Kreimer is principal investigator at CONICET (National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina), professor at the National University of Quilmes, and director of the STS Center at Maimâonides University.
Summary
In the form of a sociological pilgrimage, this book approaches some topics essential to understanding the role of science in Latin America, juxtaposing several approaches and exploring three main lines: First, the production and use of knowledge in these countries, viewed from a historical and sociological point of view; second, the reciprocal construction of scientific and public problems, presented through significant cases such as Latin American Chagas Disease; and third, the past and present asymmetries affecting the relationships between centers and peripheries in scientific research. These topics show the paradox of being at the same time "modern" and "peripheral."
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Kreimer, Pablo, author. Science and society in Latin America New York : Routledge, 2019
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2024
Series
Routledge studies in the history of the Americas
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 On Peripheral Modernities, Scientific Development, Complexities, and How to Approach Them; 2 Studying Scientific Development from Latin America: Problems of Definition, Levels of Analysis, and Concepts; 3 Social and Scientific Problems-A View from the History of Science: Chagas Disease as a Model (Part 1); 4 Three Theoretical Divertimentos: Chagas Disease as a Model (Part 2)
5 Rowing Against the Tide? New Research Fields in Peripheral Contexts: Molecular Biology From the Pioneers to the New Genomics (1957-2017)6 Controversies on the Periphery: To Treat or Not to Treat (Chronic Chagas Disease Patients)?; 7 Centers and Peripheries Revisited-Internationalization of Latin American Science: From Bricoleur Scientists to the International Division of Scientific Work; 8 Globalization or Neo-Imperialism?: Latin American Science in the Era of Globalization
9 International Scientific Collaborations at the End of the World: Local Resources and Global Research in Tierra del FuegoReferences; Index
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