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A Companion to the History of Science
Contributor(s): Lightman, Bernard (Editor)
ISBN: 1118620771     ISBN-13: 9781118620779
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $208.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: April 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | History
- Science | Research & Methodology
Dewey: 507.22
LCCN: 2015036870
Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.8" W x 9.6" (2.29 lbs) 624 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the History of Science is a single volume companion that discusses the history of science as it is done today, providing a survey of the debates and issues that dominate current scholarly discussion, with contributions from leading international scholars.
  • Provides a single-volume overview of current scholarship in the history of science edited by one of the leading figures in the field
  • Features forty essays by leading international scholars providing an overview of the key debates and developments in the history of science
  • Reflects the shift towards deeper historical contextualization within the field
  • Helps communicate and integrate perspectives from the history of science with other areas of historical inquiry
  • Includes discussion of non-Western themes which are integrated throughout the chapters
  • Divided into four sections based on key analytic categories that reflect new approaches in the field