Colonialism and Science : Saint Domingue and the Old Regime - James E. McClellan III

Instant online reading.
Don't wait for delivery!

Colonialism and Science

Saint Domingue and the Old Regime

By: James E. McClellan III

Write A Review

Paperback | 30 October 2010 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback
416 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
2.32 x 1.68 x 0.25

Paperback

RRP $57.95

$48.75

16%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $12.19 with

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

How was the character of science shaped by the colonial experience? In turn, how might we make sense of how science contributed to colonialism? Saint Domingue (now Haiti) was the world’s richest colony in the eighteenth century and home to an active society of science—one of only three in the world, at that time. In this deeply researched and pathbreaking study of the colony, James E. McClellan III first raised his incisive questions about the relationship between science and society that historians of the colonial experience are still grappling with today. Long considered rare, the book is now back in print in an English-language edition, accompanied by a new foreword by Vertus Saint-Louis, a native of Haiti and a widely-acknowledged expert on colonialism. Frequently cited as the crucial starting point in understanding the Haitian revolution, Colonialism and Science will be welcomed by students and scholars alike.

“By deftly weaving together imperialism and science in the story of French colonialism, [McClellan] . . . brings to light the history of an almost forgotten colony.”—Journal of Modern History

“McClellan has produced an impressive case study offering excellent surveys of Saint Domingue’s colonial history and its history of science.”—Isis

Industry Reviews

"That one book can successfully address topics of such importance and bring them to rare clarity, coupled with an unprecedented use of archives, means that it is a major book and its author needs to be placed in the first tier of his generation's European historians." - Eighteenth-Century Studies "By deftly weaving together imperialism and science in the story of French colonialism, [McClellan]... brings to light the history of an almost forgotten colony." - Journal of Modern History "McClellan has produced an impressive case study offering excellent surveys of Saint Domingue's colonial history and its history of science." - Isis"

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $89.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

You Can Find This Book In

Non-Fiction Science Science in General History of Science History Regional & National History History of the Americas Specific Events & Topics in History Colonialism & Imperialism Earliest Times to Present Day Modern History from 1700 to 1900 Miscellaneous Items

Foreword	p. vii
Preface and Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Note on Weights, Measures, and Currency	p. xix
Introduction: The Case of Saint Domingue	p. 1
Eighteenth-Century Saint Domingue: The Old Regime in the Tropics	p. 21
Material Factors	p. 23
Historical Development	p. 34
Population and Sociology	p. 47
Industry and Economy	p. 63
The Urban Context	p. 75
Science in a New World Setting	p. 109
Missionary Naturalists	p. 111
Expeditions to Saint Domingue	p. 117
Medicine and Medical Administration	p. 128
Economic Botany and Animal Economy	p. 147
Meteorology and Popular Science	p. 163
The Cercle Des Philadelphes (1784-1792)	p. 181
Origins: Science or Freemasonry?	p. 183
Milestones on the Road to Recognition	p. 206
On to Letters Patent	p. 233
Profile of an Institution	p. 259
The Fall of the société Royale of cap François	p. 273
Conclusions: Science and Colonial Development	p. 289
Abbreviations	p. 299
Notes	p. 301
Bibliography	p. 361
Index	p. 383
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

Colonialism and Science

Saint Domingue and the Old Regime

At a Glance

Paperback

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in History

Touching the Sky

The extraordinary story of an Australian trailblazer who became the longest flying female airline pilot in the world

Ellen Savage and the Heroes of AHS Centaur

from the bestselling author of SISTER VIV and MARY PENFOLD

Betrayal

Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family - From the bestselling author of Revenge

Looking from the North

Australian history from the top down

The Lost Voices of Pompeii

The Final Day in Seven Lives

The World of the Odyssey & Other Greek Myths

A 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle by Adam Simpson

Rebirth

A Love Story From the Depths of War

When the World Sleeps

Stories, Words, and Wounds of Palestine

The Women Are Not Fine

The Dark History of a Poisonous Sisterhood

True Color

The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color--from Azure to Zinc Pink

Cold War on Five Continents

A Global History of Empire and Espionage

Aphrodisia

Women, Sex and Pleasure in the Classical World

Servus

The moving, enthralling true story of slavery in the Roman Empire by acclaimed ancient historian Emma Southon

Talking Classics

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Sisters Under Fire

The extraordinary courage of two Australian nurses at war

The Black Cross

A History of the Baltic Crusades

Not Just a Bunnings Man

The life and times of Tom (G.M.) Bunning

Gold Standard?

Remembering the Hawke government

At Dawn They Landed

The 11th Battalion from Gallipoli to the Armistice (1915-1918)

Strange New World

Belsen's First Year of Freedom

Half of a Yellow Sun

The History of the Ancient World

From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome

The Fourth Turning

An American Prophecy: What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny

The Forgotten Soldier

W &N Military

This product is categorised by