The Floracrats - Andrew Goss - Bog

Situated along the line that divides the rich ecologies of Asia and Australia, the Indonesian archipelago is a hotbed for scientific exploration. But why do the names of Indonesia's own scientists rarely appear in the annals of scientific history? Andrew Goss examines the professional lives of Indonesian naturalists and biologists, to show what happens to science when a powerful state becomes its greatest, and indeed only, patron.