New Perspectives on the History of Life Sciences and Agriculture (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)

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 science develops. In particular it challenges one to re-examine and take seriously the intimate connection between scientific development and the practical goals of managing and improving - perhaps even recreating - the living world to serve human ends. Without close attention to this zone it is not possible to understand the emergence of new disciplines and transformation of old disciplines, to evaluate the role and impact of such major figures of science as Humboldt and Mendel, or to appreciate how much of the history of modern biology has been driven by national ambitions and imperialist expansion in competition with rival nations.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Archimedes, 40
Release date:	March 2015
First published:	2015
Editors:	Denise Phillips • Sharon Kingsland
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	509
Edition:	2015 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-12184-0
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural science Promotions
LSN:	3-319-12184-7
Barcode:	9783319121840

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!