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'... richly detailed. As an insight into the struggles between free trade and protectionism, and into the colonial mentality ... It will find an appreciative audience among students of the British enlightenment'. Michael Cathcart, Australian Book Review
Book Description
This book examines Sir Joseph Banks' role in promoting "imperial science," in the context of the consolidation of the British State during a time of extraordinary upheaval. Under pressure from the American, French and Industrial revolutions, the State became interested in the possible uses of science for economic and strategic gain. Banks became its principal adviser in scientific matters, and Gascoigne shows how he used personal networks and patronage to integrate scientific concerns into the complex machinery of government.
Science in the Service of Empire: Joseph Banks, the British State and the Uses of Science in the Age of Revolution (New Studies in Economic and Social History),John Gascoigne,Cambridge University Press,0521550696,1743-1820,1760-1820,Banks, Joseph,,Business & Economics,Economic History,General,Great Britain,History,History: World,Politics and government,Science and state,Sir,,Sociology,Technological Innovations,Western Europe - General,Banks, Joseph,Banks, Joseph,--Sir,--1743-1820,British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900,British Empire,History / Great Britain,Impact of science & technology on society,United Kingdom, Great Britain,c 1700 to c 1800,c 1800 to c 1900
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