William K. Storey (William Kelleher Storey) - Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius
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An analysis of the historical and scientific effects of technology transfer from an imperial to colonial setting.Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius examines, within the context of the history of sugarcane production in Mauritius, the cross-cultural debates about the production and dissemination of science and technology from developed to less-developed countries and from elites to peasants within these countries. The book also shows in great detail that the history of science, technology, and colonialism can shed light on contemporary problems in natural resource management and global policy making.
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Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora, 1092-5228 ; V. 3
author
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Storey, William K.
publisher
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University of Rochester
isbn10 | asin
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1580460151
print isbn13
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9781580460156
ebook isbn13
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9780585305134
language
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English
subject
Sugarcane--Research--Mauritius--History, Sugarcane--Economic aspects--Mauritius--History, Sugarcane--Political aspects--Mauritius--History, Mauritius--Economic conditions, Mauritius--Politics and government.
publication date
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1997
lcc
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SB229.M3S76 1997eb
ddc
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338.1/62
subject
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Sugarcane--Research--Mauritius--History, Sugarcane--Economic aspects--Mauritius--History, Sugarcane--Political aspects--Mauritius--History, Mauritius--Economic conditions, Mauritius--Politics and government.
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Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius
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Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora
Power Relations in Nigeria: Ilorin Slaves and Their Successors Ann O'Hear
Dilemmas of Democracy in Nigeria Edited by Paul Beckett and Crawford Young
Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius William Kelleher Storey
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Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius
William Kelleher Storey
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Copyright 1997 William Kelleher Storey
All Rights Reserved. Except as permitted under current legislation, no part of this work may be photocopied, stored in a retrieval system, published, performed in public, adapted, broadcast, transmitted, recorded or reproduced in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the copyright owner.
First published 1997
University of Rochester Press 668 Mt. Hope Avenue Rochester, NY 14620 USA
and at P.O. Box 9 Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF United Kingdom
ISBN 1-58046-015-1 ISSN 1092-5228
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Storey, William K. Science and power in colonial Mauritius / William Kelleher Storey, p. cm.(Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora, ISSN 1092-5228 ; v. 3) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-58046-015-1 (alk. paper) 1. SugarcaneResearchMauritiusHistory. 2. Sugarcane Economic aspectsMauritiusHistory. 3. SugarcanePolitical aspectsMauritiusHistory. 4. MauritiusEconomic conditions. 5. MauritiusPolitics and government. I. Title. II. Series. SB229.M3S76 1997 338.162dc21 97-37387 CIP
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Designed and typeset by Cornerstone Composition Services Printed in the United States of America This publication is printed on acid-free paper
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Contents
Preface
vii
Abbreviations
ix
Map of Mauritius
x
Introduction: Science, Canes, and Colonies
1
1 Constraints, Colonization, and Canes 15001853
11
2 New Canes for a Dying Industry, 18531893
37
3 Canes in an Experiment Station, 18931913
69
4 The Department of Agriculture, 19131930
97
5 Small Planters and New Canes, 19131937
124
6 Sugar and the Making of a New State, 19371993
154
Conclusion: Creoles and Hybrids
183
Notes
191
Bibliography
211
Index
231
Page vi
Tables
1 Principal Cane Varieties Cultivated in Mauritius, 19151955, Expressed as a Percentage of the Total Area under Cane on Sugar Estates
121
2 The Impact of Cooperative Credit Societies in Mauritius, 19141937
127
3 Metric Tons of Cane Harvested per Hectare: Estates with Factories and Small Planters, 19201952
131
4 Sucrose Content of Mauritian Sugar Cane, 18111953
157
5 Principal Cane Varieties Cultivated in Mauritius, 19551990, Expressed as a Percentage of the Total Area under Cane on Sugar Estates
176
6 Sucrose Content of Mauritian Sugar Cane, 19541990
177
7 Metric Tons of Cane Harvested per Hectare: Estates with Factories, Owner-Planters and Tenant-Planters, 19531990
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