The politics of knowledge in Central Asia : science between Marx and the market / Sarah Amsler.
The politics of knowledge in Central Asia : science between Marx and the market / Sarah Amsler.
The politics of knowledge in Central Asia : science between Marx and the market / Sarah Amsler.
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London : Routledge, c2007.
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N300.958/ 1
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English
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xv, 188 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Knowledge and power in post-Soviet space -- The colonial logic of science in Central Asia -- The social science project in Soviet Kirgizia -- Knowledge and national identity during perestroika -- Social science after communism -- Re-disciplining knowledge in Kyrgyzstan : alternative visions of socio...
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Publisher
London : Routledge, c2007.
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England
Date Published
c2007.
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"Through careful historical and ethnographic research and the extensive use of local scholarly works, this book provides a persuasive and careful analysis of the production of knowledge in Central Asia. The author demonstrates that classical theories of scientific revolution or science and society are inadequate for understanding the science projec...
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The politics of knowledge in Central Asia : science between Marx and the market / Sarah Amsler.
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Central Asia research forum.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N300.958/ 1
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74VK74arx5wd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK74arx5wd
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0203961749 (ebk.) :
9780415413343 (hbk.) :
0415413346 (hbk.) :
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300.958
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991022941199702626
