The Cultural Meaning of Popular Science
Roger (University of Manchester) Cooter
Cambridge University Press, 2005
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This study of the popularity of phrenology in the second quarter of the nineteenth century concentrates on the social and ideological functions of science during the consolidation of urban industrial society. It is influenced by Foucault, by recent work in the history and sociology of science, by critical theory, and by cultural anthropology.
- ISBN-13
- 9780521673297
- ISBN-10
- 0521673291
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2005
- Publication date
- 2005-06-30
- Pages
- 436
- Dimensions
- 151x229x35
- Weight
- 708