Nature Displayed : Gender, Science and Medicine 1760-1820
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1138181307
ISBN-13
9781138181304
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 4th, 2017
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
453 grams
Product Classification:
Social & cultural historyHistory of science
Ksh 24,850.00
Werezi Extended Catalogue
0 in stock
Delivery Location
Delivery fee: Select location
Secure
Quality
Fast
A collection of essays - including 3 that have never been published before - by one of the leading figures in cultural history. Professor Jordanova examines and reinterprets the writings of eighteenth-century thinkers and, in the process, sheds light on contemporary views on issues such as motherhood, sexuality, the body, art and medicine. The volume includes some of the author''s most controversial and pioneering work, all the pieces have been revised in the light of the latest historiography and much of the material is published here for the first time.
Nature Displayed brings together in a single, illustrated volume the key writings by one of the leading figures in cultural history. Professor Jordanova examines and reinterprets texts and images from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and, in the process, sheds light on contemporary attitudes to femininity and masculinity, child-rearing, health and hygiene and knowledge of nature. The book includes some of the author''s most controversial and pioneering work. All previously published pieces have been revised and much of the material is published here for the first time.
Get Nature Displayed by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Taylor & Francis Ltd and it has pages.
