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What do science, technology, and innovation mean from Africa? / edited by Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga.
Título:
What do science, technology, and innovation mean from Africa? / edited by Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga.
ISBN:
9780262342339
Información de publicación:
Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, [2021]

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Descripción física:
1 online resource : illustrations, maps
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contenido:
Preface -- Introduction : what do science, technology, and innovation mean from Africa? -- The place of science and technology in our lives : making sense of possibilities -- The language of science, technology, and innovation : Chimurenga way of seeing from Dzimbahwe -- The metalworker, the potter, and the pre-European African "laboratory" -- Plants of bondage, limbo plants, and liberation flora : diasporic reflections for STS in Africa and Africa in STS -- Smartness from below : variations on technology and creativity in contemporary Kinshasa -- On the politics of generative justice : African traditions and maker communities -- Making mobiles African -- Innovation for development : Africa -- Science, technology, and innovation in Africa : conceptualizations, relevance, and policy directions.
Síntesis:
Contains a collection of nine essays from various authors discussing historic and present science, technology, and innovation from Africa, how contributions have been undervalued, and its role in development and policy.
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