| Philosophic Whigs: Medicine, Science and Citizenship in Edinburgh, 1789-1848 Contributor(s): Jacyna, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415755344 ISBN-13: 9780415755344 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Foreign Language Study | French |
| Dewey: 034 |
| Physical Information: 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Philosophic Whigs explores the links between scientific activity and politics in the early nineteenth century. Through a study of the Edinburgh medical school, L.S. Jacyna analyses the developments in medical education in the context of the social and political relationships within the local Whig community. Philosophic Whigs is a fascinating study of the links between science and the society that produces it. |
