Machines as the measure of men: Science, technology, and ideologies of Western dominance (1989)
Adas, Michael (Author)
Cornell University Press
Physical Details: xii + 430 pp.; illus.; notes; index
Description Explores the ways in which European perceptions of their scientific and technological superiority shaped their interactions with people overseas.
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