{"product_id":"9781118620779","title":"A Companion to the History of Science","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to World History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to the History of Science\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBernard Lightman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to the History of Science\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a single-volume overview of current scholarship in the history of science edited by one of the leading figures in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures forty essays by leading international scholars providing an overview of the key debates and developments in the history of science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReflects the shift towards deeper historical contextualization within the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps communicate and integrate perspectives from the history of science with other areas of historical inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion of non-Western themes which are integrated throughout the chapters \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDivided into four sections based on key analytic categories that reflect new approaches in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eBernard Lightman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Humanities at York University, Toronto, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, former Editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eIsis\u003c\/i\u003e, and Vice-Presdent and President Elect of the History of Science Society. Professor Lightman has published over 50 articles and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Origins of Agnosticism\u003c\/i\u003e (1987) and \u003ci\u003eVictorian Popularizers of Science\u003c\/i\u003e (2007). He is also editor or co-editor of several collections: \u003ci\u003eVictorian Science in Context\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eScience in the Marketplace\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and \u003ci\u003eVictorian Scientific Naturalism\u003c\/i\u003e (2014). In addition, he is the series editor of \u003ci\u003eScience and Culture in the Nineteeth Century\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 April 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118620779\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e624\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e37.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380054225036,"sku":"9781118620779","price":190.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118620779_7b9bc0d4-4735-446c-9641-f56476120144.jpg?v=1780109525","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118620779","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}