Beyond Imported Magic: Essays on Science, Technology, and Society in Latin America

by Eden Medina, Christina Holmes, Marcos Cueto, et al.

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Studies challenging the idea that technology and science flow only from global North to South.

The essays in this volume study the creation, adaptation, and use of science and technology in Latin America. They challenge the view that scientific ideas and technology travel unchanged from the global North to the global South--the view of technology as "imported magic." They describe not only alternate pathways for innovation, invention,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0262526204

ISBN13:9780262526203

Release Date:January 2014

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:396 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.6" x 9.3"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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