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Science, colonialism, and indigenous peoples : the cultural politics of law and knowledge / Laurelyn Whitt.
2009
F 141 WHI.S
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Title
Science, colonialism, and indigenous peoples : the cultural politics of law and knowledge / Laurelyn Whitt.
Description
xviii, 265 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN
9780521119535
9780511651564 electronic book
0511651562 electronic book
0521119537 hardback
9781107675070
1107675073
051176006X
9780511760068
9780511604300 electronic book
9780511603525
9780511651564 electronic book
0511651562 electronic book
0521119537 hardback
9781107675070
1107675073
051176006X
9780511760068
9780511604300 electronic book
9780511603525
Alternate Call Number
F 141 WHI.S
Summary
This book examines how contemporary relations between indigenous and Western nations are shaped by the dynamics of power, the politics of property, and the apologetics of law.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-254) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Imperialism then and now; 2. Indigenous knowledge, power, and responsibility; 3. Value-neutrality and value-bifurcation: the cultural politics of science; 4. The rhetoric of research justification; 5. Indigenist critiques of biocolonialism; 6. The commodification of knowledge; 7. Intellectual property rights as means and mechanism of imperialism; 8. Transforming sovereignties.
Published
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Language
English
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