| The History of Reading: International Perspectives, C. 1500-1990 2011 Edition Contributor(s): Towheed, S. (Editor), Owens, W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0230247512 ISBN-13: 9780230247512 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading |
| Dewey: 028.9 |
| LCCN: 2011013868 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.7" W x 8.6" (1.00 lbs) 222 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The International Polar Years (IPY) and the International Geophysical Year (IGY) represented a remarkable international collaborative scientific effort that was focused on, but not limited to, understanding the poles. These efforts demonstrated the consistency of scientific goals and methods across political boundaries. At the same time, they increased both knowledge and international tensions. This collection of essays explores the various scientific expeditions of the IPYs and the IGY, bringing together contributions from a variety of specialists. They offer overviews of the scientific progress achieved in each case, as well as the political, economic, and military factors that influenced these undertakings. Collectively, they provide new insights into the professionalization of scientific disciplines, national styles of scientific investigation and collaboration, scientific patronage, and the emergence of the global geosciences. . |
