Imperial Nature - Joseph Hooker and the Practices of Victorian Science (Paperback)

Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) was an internationally renowned botanist, a close friend and early supporter of Charles Darwin, and one of the first - and most successful - British men of science to become a full-time professional. He was also, Jim Endersby argues, the perfect embodiment of Victorian science. A vivid picture of the complex interrelationships of scientific work and scientific ideas, "Imperial Nature" gracefully uses one individual's career to illustrate the changing world of science in the Victorian era. By focusing on science's material practices and one of its foremost practitioners, Endersby ably links concerns about empire, professionalism, and philosophical practices to the forging of a nineteenth-century scientific identity.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2010
First published:	October 2010
Authors:	Jim Endersby
Dimensions:	232 x 153 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	448
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-20792-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	0-226-20792-7
Barcode:	9780226207926

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