... restrained initiative, the crown, and indeed the enterprising classes in general, do not seem to have been culturally biased against science and technology. Philip himself “was anything but a closed mind” (p. 263). The reason for Spain’s inability to keep up with the modernizing nations was not cultural...

...Thomas F. Glick Copyright 1991 by Duke University Press 1991 The political and social upheaval that overtook the Spanish colonies in the early nineteenth century coincided with the maturation of a movement of renovation and growth in the natural sciences that had been building...

...John J. TePaske Over all, this is a useful book that will provide mature or developing scholars with a guide to the state of social science research on Latin America. The suggestions for future investigations are well conceived. The challenges are monumental. We shall have taken a long step...

...Howard F. Cline Copyright 1950 by Duke University Press 1950 Modern Latin America in Social Science Literature, a Selected, Annotated Bibliography of Books, Pamphlets, and Periodicals in English in the Fields of Economics, Politics, and Sociology of Latin America . By Behrendt...

...C. C. G. Hispanic America and Science . By Leonard Irving A. . [ University of Miami Hispanic-American Studies, No. 8 .] ( Coral Gables, Fla. : University of Miami Press , 1949 . Pp. 23 . Paper .) Copyright 1950 by Duke University Press 1950 ...

...Francis C. Haber A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom . 2 vols . By White Andrew Dickson . New York , 1960 . Dover Publications, Inc . Index . Pp. 415 , 474 . Paper . $1.85 each. Copyright 1961 by Duke University Press 1961 Although...

...W. W. Pierson, Jr. British Exploits in South America: A History of British Activities in Exploration, Military Adventure, Diplomacy, Science, and Trade in South America . By Koebel W. H. . ( New York : The Century Company . 1917 . Pp. xiv , 587 . Illus . $4.00 .) Copyright...

...Kalman H. Silvert Social Science in Latin America. Papers Presented at the Conference on Latin American Studies Held at Rio de Janeiro, March 29-31, 1965 . Edited by Júnior Manuel Diégues and Wood Bryce . New York , 1967 . Columbia University Press . Notes. Bibliographies . Pp...

... systematically compared the pros and cons of issues that keep coming up throughout the book—e.g., the worth of the research design, the effectiveness of the new State Department reviewing procedure, and the need for a Social Science Foundation. Also this approach would have allowed the social science...

...C. Norman Guice For Science and National Glory. The Spanish Scientific Expedition to America, 1862-1866 . By Miller Robert Ryal . Norman , 1968 . University of Oklahoma Press . Notes. Appendices. Bibliography. Index . Pp. xiv , 194 . $5.95 . Copyright 1969 by Duke University...

...Donald Cooper This is a useful and competent work that provides a concise introduction to the historical origins of science in Brazil. It is thoroughly researched in both primary and secondary sources, and it is accurate (although the Italian microbiologist Sanarelli appears as “Saranelli” on pp...

... posiciones estelares al equinoccio normal 1925 (1911). 4. For analysis of Ristenpart's role as a popular science communicator specifically during the 1910 appearance of Halley's Comet, see Baeza, “Chile en 1910”; Ramírez Errázuriz and Leyton Alvarado, “El rastro del cometa Halley.” He was mentioned...

...Ian Merkel [email protected] The Remnants of Race Science: UNESCO and Economic Development in the Global South . By Sebastián Gil-Riaño . Race, Inequality, and Health . New York : Columbia University Press , 2023 . Photographs. Figures. Tables. Notes. Index. xiv , 376 pp. Paper...

...Louis C. Karpinski Histoire de la Science Nautique Portugaise a l’Époque des grandes Decouvertes, Collection de Documents publiés par Ordre du Ministère de l’Instruction Publique de la Republique Portugaise, par Joaquim Bensaude . Vol. 1: Regimento do Estrolabio e do quadrante—Tractado da...

...Helge Wendt Translating Nature: Cross-cultural Histories of Early Modern Science . Edited by Jaime Marroquín Arredondo and Ralph Bauer . The Early Modern Americas . Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press , 2019 . Maps. Figures. Table. Notes. Index . 355 pp. Cloth...

...Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra The Alchemy of Conquest: Science, Religion, and the Secrets of the New World . By Ralph Bauer . Writing the Early Americas. Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press , 2019 . Figures. Notes. Index . xvi, 649 pp. Paper, $39.50 . Copyright © 2021...

...Kyle E. Harvey Itineraries of Expertise: Science, Technology, and the Environment in Latin America's Long Cold War . Edited by Andra B. Chastain and Timothy W. Lorek Intersections: Environment, Science, Technology . Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press , 2020...

...Kevin Gosner The Science of Useful Nature in Central America: Landscapes, Networks and Practical Enlightenment, 1784–1838 . By Sophie Brockmann . New York : Cambridge University Press , 2020 . Maps. Figures. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index . xiv, 267 pp. Cloth, $99.99...

...Carolyne L. Ryan Sex, Skulls, and Citizens: Gender and Racial Science in Argentina (1860–1910) . By Ashley Elizabeth Kerr . Nashville, TN : Vanderbilt University Press , 2020 . Photographs. Notes. Bibliography. Index . ix, 229 pp. Paper, $34.95 . Copyright © 2022 by Duke...