title: Science and the British Empire.
abstract: The last few decades have witnessed a flowering of interest in the history of science in the British Empire. This essay aims to provide an overview of some of the most important work in this area, identifying interpretative shifts and emerging themes. In so doing, it raises some questions about the analytical framework in which colonial science has traditionally been viewed, highlighting interactions with indigenous scientific traditions and the use of network-based models to understand scientific relations within and beyond colonial contexts.
authors.affiliation: Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, 45/47 Banbury Road, Oxford.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D018595:Colonialism / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012586:Science / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom