Science in Print:: Essays on the History of Science and the Culture of Print (Apple Rima D.)(Paperback)

Science in Print:: Essays on the History of Science and the Culture of Print (Apple Rima D.)(Paperback)

Ever since the threads of seventeenth-century natural philosophy began to coalesce into an understanding of the natural world, printed artifacts such as laboratory notebooks, research journals, college textbooks, and popular paperbacks have been instrumental to the development of what we think of

The History and Philosophy of Islamic Science (Bakar Osman)(Paperback)

The essays in this volume cover a wide range of topics in the history and philosophy of Islamic science. The main aim is to reveal the different dimensions of the link that exists between spiritual and scientific

McGee on Food and Cooking: An Encyclopedia of Kitchen Science, History and Culture (Mcgee Harold)(Pevná vazba)

Everything you've ever wanted to know about the science, history and culture of food and cooking, in one encyclopaedic, 896-page reference

Prophets, Publicists, and Parasites: Antebellum Print Culture and the Rise of the Critic (Gordon Adam)(Paperback)

Print culture expanded significantly in the nineteenth century due to new print technologies and more efficient distribution methods, providing literary critics, who were alternately celebrated and reviled, with an ever-increasing number of venues to publish their work. Adam Gordon embraces the

Conflict and Enlightenment: Print and Political Culture in Europe, 1635-1795 (Munck Thomas)(Paperback)

New approaches to the history of print have allowed historians of early modern Europe to re-evaluate major shifts in religious, intellectual, cultural and political life across Europe. Drawing on precise and detailed study of the contexts of different types of print, including books, pamphlets,

Ephemeral city: Cheap print and urban culture in Renaissance Venice (Salzberg Rosa)(Paperback)

Explores the rapid rise of cheap print and how it permeated Venetian urban culture in the

Scientific Journeys: A Physicist Explores the Culture, History and Personalities of Science (Dylla H. Frederick)(Paperback)

Reading Graphic Design History: Image, Text, and Context (Raizman David)(Paperback)

Reading Graphic Design History uses a series of key artifacts from the history of print culture in light of their specific historical contexts. It encourages the reader to look carefully and critically at print advertising, illustration, posters, magazine art direction and typography, often

The Science of Paediatrics: Mrcpch Mastercourse (Lissauer Tom)(Paperback)

This book is innovative and original in assisting the reader to apply the principles of science to paediatric practice' Professor Neena Modi, Former President, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. The Science of Paediatrics, MRCPCH Mastercourse, provides essential background preparation

Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy (Garbes Angela)(Paperback)

A candid, feminist, and personal deep dive into the science and culture of pregnancy and motherhoodLike most first-time mothers, Angela Garbes was filled with questions when she became pregnant. What exactly is a placenta and how does it function? How does a body go into labor? Why is breast best?

On the Mystery of Being: Contemporary Insights on the Convergence of Science and Spirituality (Benazzo Zaya)(Paperback)

With this dazzling collection of essays, the founders of the expanding Science and Nonduality (SAND) conference bring together a wide array of visionary spiritual leaders, psychologists, philosophers, scientists, teachers, authors, and healers to celebrate and explore what it means to be

Genetic Crossroads: The Middle East and the Science of Human Heredity (Burton Elise K.)(Paperback)

The Middle East plays a major role in the history of genetic science. Early in the twentieth century, technological breakthroughs in human genetics coincided with the birth of modern Middle Eastern nation-states, who proclaimed that the region's ancient history-as a cradle of civilizations and

Marxism and the Philosophy of Science - A Critical History (Sheehan Helena)(Paperback / softback)

A masterful survey of the history of Marxist philosophy of science Sheehan retraces the development of a Marxist philosophy of science through detailed and highly readable accounts of the debates that shaped it. Skilfully deploying a large cast of characters, Sheehan shows how Marx and Engel's

Essays on a Science of Mythology: The Myth of the Divine Child and the Mysteries of Eleusis (Jung C. G.)(Paperback)

Essays on a Science of Mythology is a cooperative work between C. Ker nyi, who has been called the most psychological of mythologists, and C. G. Jung, who has been called the most mythological of psychologists. Ker nyi contributes an essay on the Divine Child and one on the Kore (the Maiden),

The Akashic Experience: Science and the Cosmic Memory Field (Laszlo Ervin)(Paperback)

Firsthand testimonies by 20 leaders in culture and science of their interactions with the Akashic field - Provides important evidence for the authenticity of nonmaterial contact that human beings have with each other and with the cosmos - Demonstrates that the increasing frequency and intensity of

A Tale of Two Cultures: Qualitative and Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences (Goertz Gary)(Paperback)

Some in the social sciences argue that the same logic applies to both qualitative and quantitative methods. In A Tale of Two Cultures, Gary Goertz and James Mahoney demonstrate that these two paradigms constitute different cultures, each internally coherent yet marked by contrasting norms,

Philosophy of Science: The Link Between Science and Philosophy (Frank Philipp)(Paperback)

A distinguished mathematician traces the history of science, illustrating philosophy's ongoing role, explaining technology's erosion of the rapport between the two fields, and offering suggestions for their reunion. 1962

Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions - The History of Human Culture, its Role in Social Sciences (Kroeber A. L.)(Paperback)

Alfred Louis Kroeber offers an all-embracing account of human culture, looking at its historical definitions, contemporary definitions, and its role as a foundation for all of the social sciences.A work striking for its thoroughness, Culture: A Critical Review begins by examining the origins of the

Invention of Science - A New History of the Scientific Revolution (Wootton David)(Paperback / softback)

We live in a world made by science. How and when did this happen? This book tells the story of the extraordinary intellectual and cultural revolution that gave birth to modern science, and mounts a major challenge to the prevailing orthodoxy of its history. Before 1492 it was assumed that all

The Normal and the Pathological (Canguilhem Georges)(Paperback)

The Normal and the Pathological is one of the crucial contributions to the history of science in the last half century. It takes as its starting point the sudden appearance of biology as a science in the 19th-century and examines the conditions determining its particular makeup. Canguilhem analyzes

Science and Technology in World History: An Introduction (McClellan James E.)(Paperback)

Tracing the relationship between science and technology from the dawn of civilization to the early twenty-first century, James E. McClellan III and Harold Dorn's bestselling book argues that technology as 'applied science' emerged relatively recently, as industry and governments began funding

Science Under Scrutiny: The Place of History and Philosophy of Science (Home R. W.)(Pevná vazba)

Only in fairly recent years has History and Philosophy of Science been recognized - though not always under that name - as a distinct field of scholarly endeavour. Previously, in the Australasian region as elsewhere, those few individuals working within this broad area of inquiry found their base,

Ways of Knowing: A New History of Science, Technology and Medicine (Pickstone John V.)(Paperback)

This classic MUP text discusses the historical development of science, technology and medicine in Western Europe and North America from the Renaissance to the present. Combining theoretical discussion and empirical illustration, it redefines the geography of science, technology and

The Origins of Modern Science: From Antiquity to the Scientific Revolution (Gal Ofer)(Paperback)

The Origins of Modern Science is the first synthetic account of the history of science from antiquity through the Scientific Revolution in many decades. Providing readers of all backgrounds and students of all disciplines with the tools to study science like a historian, Ofer Gal covers everything