03767nam a22005535i 4500 978-981-97-1829-0 DE-He213 20251030113056.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240920s2024 si | s |||| 0|eng d 9789819718290 978-981-97-1829-0 10.1007/978-981-97-1829-0 doi Q124.6-127.2 PDX bicssc SCI034000 bisacsh PDX thema Decolonizing Science and Modernity in South Asia [electronic resource] : Questioning Concepts, Constructing Histories / edited by Sahara Ahmed, Suvobrata Sarkar. 1st ed. 2024. Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XXXVIII, 324 p. 8 illus., 3 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Emerging Disciplines and Science in Vernacular -- Plural Healing and Multiplicity -- Institutionalization and Professionalization of New Knowledge -- Metropolitan Methods, Colonial Practices -- Science and Multiple Modernities. This book offers a unique perspective on the colonial roots of modern science, technology, and medicine (STM) in South Asia. The book questions the deconstruction of imperial visions and definitions of science and modernity in South Asia. It presents an in-depth analysis of the contested relationship between science, modernity, and colonialism. It explores how new research can contribute to the diversification of perspectives in the history and sociology of modern South Asian studies. The chapters in the book delve into various aspects of STM in South Asia. It covers diverse topics, including the social, cultural, and pedagogic context of early modern Bengal, the popularization of science in colonial Punjab, the Hindi science periodical Vigyan, and the emergence of the Indian science community. The book also examines the intersection of indigenous medical practices, ayurveda, Unani, and medical revivalism and highlights peripheral creativity in science. The contributors engage with the existing historiography to raise new questions concerning the global circulations of scientific knowledge from the perspective of South Asia and the regional appropriation of the same. It connects the history of science and modernity with South Asia's socio-economic and cultural background. It offers valuable insights into the decolonization of STM. It greatly interests scholars and students of modern South Asian history, sociology, social anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society Studies (STS). Science History. 65232 Social history. Imperialism. 45663 Science Philosophy. 63307 History of Science. 66101 Social History. Imperialism and Colonialism. 71228 Philosophy of Science. 68560 Ahmed, Sahara. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 84737 Sarkar, Suvobrata. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 84738 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9789819718283 Printed edition: 9789819718306 Printed edition: 9789819718313 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1829-0 ZDB-2-HTY ZDB-2-SXH 63581 63581