Commemorative practices in science : historical perspectives on the politics of collective memory
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Commemorative practices in science : historical perspectives on the politics of collective memory
（Osiris : a research journal devoted to the history of science and its cultural influences, 2nd ser. ; v. 14）
University of Chicago Press, 1999
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at / 7 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
-
: pbk ISBN 9780226000916
Description
Devoted to the history of non-Western science, technology and medicine, this volume goes beyond the legacy of the late historian, Joseph Needham, by covering a range of countries and by adopting new approaches. The chapters address topics in China, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. However, the contributors do not view the histories of these countries in isolation. Many adopt a cross-cultural approach by tracing interaction with other Asian countries and the West. The volume begins by providing an overview of science and civilization in Asia. This is followed by focuses essays which deal with aspects of science, technology and medicine in specific countries.
- Volume
-
: hbk ISBN 9780226000923
Description
The study of how national culture, disciplinary tradition, epistemological choice and political expediency affect the construction of collective memory is addressed in this text. It also looks at how historians work with or against those constructions. The text includes essays that focus on a variety of commemorative rites, the quincentenary of Copernicus, the centennials of Pasteur, Darwin and Planck, the tercentenary of Harvard, the half centennial of Los Alamos, the centennial of evolutionary theory and anniversaries of research schools in molecular biology among them.
by "Nielsen BookData"