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New Perspectives on the History of Life Sciences and Agriculture
. Ed(S): Phillips, Denise; Kingsland, Sharon E.
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Description for New Perspectives on the History of Life Sciences and Agriculture
Hardback. Editor(s): Phillips, Denise; Kingsland, Sharon E. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 516 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 912.
This volume explores problems in the history of science at the intersection of life sciences and agriculture, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Taking a comparative national perspective, the book examines agricultural practices in a broad sense, including the practices and disciplines devoted to land management, forestry, soil science, and the improvement and management of crops and livestock. The life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with US, European, Russian, Japanese, Indonesian, Chinese contexts. The book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how ... Read more
This volume explores problems in the history of science at the intersection of life sciences and agriculture, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Taking a comparative national perspective, the book examines agricultural practices in a broad sense, including the practices and disciplines devoted to land management, forestry, soil science, and the improvement and management of crops and livestock. The life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with US, European, Russian, Japanese, Indonesian, Chinese contexts. The book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
Series
Archimedes
Number of Pages
509
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319121840
SKU
V9783319121840
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About . Ed(S): Phillips, Denise; Kingsland, Sharon E.
Denise Phillips is an associate professor at the University of Tennessee, where she teaches history of science and early modern European history. She received her PhD in the History of Science from Harvard in 2004, and in recent years she has been the recipient of fellowships from the DAAD, the Fulbright Commission and the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. Her first book, ... Read more
Reviews for New Perspectives on the History of Life Sciences and Agriculture
“The collection of essays edited by Denise Phillips and Sharon Kingsland is a much welcomed addition to the historiography of agriculture and life sciences. The twenty-two essays in the volume cover a remarkable temporal and spatial ground. … Anyone interested in the history of agriculture and life sciences will find the essays in this collection a rewarding reading. The best ... Read more