How was the character of science shaped by the colonial experience? In turn, how might we make sense of how science contributed to colonialism? Saint Domingue (now Haiti) was the world's richest colony in the eighteenth century and home to an active society of science - one of only three in the world at that time. In this deeply researched and pathbreaking study of the colony, James E. McClellan III first raised his incisive questions about the relationship between science and society that historians of the colonial experience are still grappling with today. Long hard to find, the book is now back in print, accompanied by a new foreword by Vertus Saint-Louis, a native of Haiti and a widely acknowledged expert on colonialism. Frequently cited as the crucial starting point in understanding the Haitian revolution, "Colonialism and Science" will be welcomed by students and scholars alike.

About the Author
James E. McClellan III is professor of the history of science at Stevens Institute of Technology. He is the author of Science and Technology in World History, among several other books.

Reviews
"That one book can successfully address topics of such importance and bring them to rare clarity, coupled with an unprecedented use of archives, means that it is a major book and its author needs to be placed in the first tier of his generation's European historians." - Eighteenth-Century Studies "By deftly weaving together imperialism and science in the story of French colonialism, [McClellan]... brings to light the history of an almost forgotten colony." - Journal of Modern History "McClellan has produced an impressive case study offering excellent surveys of Saint Domingue's colonial history and its history of science." - Isis"



Book Information
ISBN 9780226514673
Author James E. McClellan III
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint University of Chicago Press
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Weight(grams) 624g
Dimensions(mm) 23mm * 17mm * 3mm