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To provide a critical overview of the historiography concerning technology in twentieth-century European colonies and post-colonies, identifying key shifts in theoretical perspectives across Asia and Africa.

March 1, 2005History and TechnologyOpen Access

Europe, technology, and colonialism in the 20th century

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DADavid ArnoldUniversity of East Anglia

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Critical review uncovers a shift from diffusionist models to nuanced technological interactions in twentieth-century European colonies, highlighting the roles of body, land, and state.

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To provide a critical overview of the historiography concerning technology in twentieth-century European colonies and post-colonies, identifying key shifts in theoretical perspectives across Asia and Africa.
Reviewed historical literature addressing technology transfer, decolonization, and development across extra-European colonial territories in the twentieth century.
Evaluated transitions from diffusionist and oppositional models to culturally contextualized and multi-sited analytical frameworks.
Identified an ongoing historiographical departure from binary models contrasting Western and indigenous technologies toward interactive, culturally situated perspectives.
Established the triad of body, land, and state as essential focal points for critically assessing technological deployment and negotiation in colonial settings.

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David Arnold (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0255ffcd2189d558f60296 https://doi.org/10.1080/07341510500037537

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Critical review uncovers a shift from diffusionist models to nuanced technological interactions in twentieth-century European colonies, highlighting the roles of body, land, and state.

Europe, technology, and colonialism in the 20th century

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Europe, technology, and colonialism in the 20th century

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