Science and technology have shaped not only economic empires and
industrial landscapes, but also the identities, anxieties, and
understandings of people living in modern times. Made Modern: Science
and Technology in Canadian History explores the complex
interconnections between science, technology, and modernity in Canada.
It draws together leading scholars from a wide range of fields to
enrich our understanding of history inside and outside Canada’s
borders. Organized around three key themes – bodies, technologies,
and environments – the book’s chapters examine how science and
technology have allowed Canadians to imagine and reinvent themselves
as modern. Focusing on topics as varied as colonial anthropology,
scientific expeditions, electrotherapy, the occult sciences,
industrial development, telephony, patents, neuroscience, aviation,
space science, and infrastructure, the contributors explore
Canadians’ modern engagements with science and technology and
situate them within larger national and transnational contexts. The
first major collection of its kind in thirty years, Made Modern
explores the place of science and technology in shaping Canadians’
experience of themselves and their place in the modern world.
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Science and Technology in Canadian History
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ISBN
9780774837255
Publisert
2021
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Utgiver
University of British Columbia Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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