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Eleven leading Latin American historians provide the first comprehensive overview of the history of science in Latin America from the sixteenth century to the present.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright Page
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-vi
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  1. Introduction: The Latin American Scientific Theater
  2. pp. 1-28
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  1. Chapter 1: Natural History and Herbal Medicine in Sixteenth-century America
  2. pp. 29-50
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  1. Chapter 2: Science and Public Happiness during the Latin American Enlightenment
  2. pp. 51-92
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  1. Chapter 3: Modern Scientific Thought in Santa Fe, Quito, and Caracas, 1736–1803
  2. pp. 93-122
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  1. Chapter 4: Scientific Traditions and Enlightenment Expeditions in Eighteenth-century Hispanic America
  2. pp. 123-150
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  1. Chapter 5: Science and Freedom: Science and Technology as a Policy of the New American States
  2. pp. 151-162
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  1. Chapter 6: Scientific Medicine and Public Health in Nineteenth-century Latin America
  2. pp. 163-196
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  1. Chapter 7: Academic Science in Twentieth-century Latin America
  2. pp. 197-230
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  1. Chapter 8: Excellence in Twentieth-century Biomedical Science (Marcos Cueto)
  2. pp. 231-240
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  1. Chapter 9: International Politics and the Development of the Exact Sciences in Latin America
  2. pp. 241-256
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