New histories of science, technology, and medicine
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Democratic or authoritarian, every society needs clean air and water; every state must manage its wildlife and natural resources. In this provocative, comparative study, Josephson asks to what extent the form of a government and its economy--centrally planned or market, colonial or post-colonial--determines how politicians, bureaucrats, scientists, engineers, and industrialists address environmental and social problems presented by the transformation of nature into a humanized landscape.
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Environmental policy-- History-- 20th century.
Science and state-- History-- 20th century.
Technology and state-- History-- 20th century.
Environnement-- Politique gouvernementale-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
Politique scientifique et technique-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.