A Space for Science is a new version of Formacao da Comunidade
Cientifica no Brasil (published only in Portuguese in 1979 and now
out of print), which became a standard reference for studies of the
development of scientific traditions and competence in Brazil and,
by extension, for other developing countries. Based on dozens of
interviews with several generations of Brazilian scientists, it
offers a wealth of information and insight about the motivations,
attitudes, values, and perceptions of the scientists who, working
in this kind of environment, face challenges and endure
frustrations not known to their colleagues in wealthier
industrialized countries.
The book focuses on the development of natural sciences in
Brazil from the nineteenth century, with emphasis on the cultural,
institutional, and social contexts that facilitated or hindered
their growth and institutionalization, and offers an analysis of
their current predicaments. It also provides an account of the
importance to Brazil of foreign-trained scientists and foreign
models of research and higher education.
This new English version contains background information on
Brazilian society and politics, a new introduction, and two new
chapters on most recent developments. These changes, along with
substantial revisions to the text, make this a new book even for
the Brazilian reader.
General
Imprint: |
Pennsylvania State University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 1991 |
First published: |
1988 |
Authors: |
Simon Schwartzman
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
300 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-271-02668-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Science: general issues >
General
|
LSN: |
0-271-02668-5 |
Barcode: |
9780271026688 |
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