The floracrats : state-sponsored science and the failure of the Enlightenment in Indonesia / Andrew Goss.

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Main Author: Goss, Andrew, Ph. D.
Language:English
Published: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, [2011], ©2011.
Series:New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies.
Subjects:
Botany, Economic > Political aspects > Indonesia.
Science and state > Indonesia > History.
Civil service > Indonesia > History.
Botanists > Indonesia > History.
Enlightenment > Indonesia > Influence.
Federal aid to research > Indonesia > History.
Netherlands > Colonies > Administration > Indonesia > Netherlands > Colonies > Administration.
Physical Description:xiv, 256 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Apostles of enlightenment
  • Quinine science
  • Treub's beautiful science
  • Ethical professionals
  • The nationalists' enlightenment
  • Technocratic dreams
  • Desk science.