{"product_id":"worlds-of-natural-history-paperback-9781316649718","title":"Worlds of Natural History (Paperback \/ softback) 9781316649718","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWorlds of Natural History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores the development of natural history since the Renaissance and contextualizes current discussions of biodiversity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHelen Anne Curry (Edited by), Nicholas Jardine (Edited by), James Andrew Secord (Edited by), Emma C. Spary (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316649718, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 November 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e682 pages, 130 b\/w illus.  16 colour illus.  1 table\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 19 x 3.1 cm, 1.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the essays collected here bring us closer to an understanding of how historians of science gain insights through trying to expand their perspectives, and search for continuities between the past and the present. This volume should become essential reading for both historians of science and all scholars keen to keep abreast of general historical debates about the environment, technology, globalisation, empire and exchange.' Sooyoung An, East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFrom Aztec accounts of hibernating hummingbirds to contemporary television spectaculars, human encounters with nature have long sparked wonder, curiosity and delight. Written by leading scholars, this richly illustrated volume offers a lively introduction to the history of natural history, from the sixteenth century to the present day. Covering an extraordinary range of topics, from curiosity cabinets and travelling menageries to modern seed banks and radio-tracked wildlife, this volume draws together the work of historians of science, of environment and of art, museum curators and literary scholars. The essays are framed by an introduction charting recent trends in the field and an epilogue outlining the prospects for the future. Accessible to newcomers and established specialists alike, Worlds of Natural History provides a much-needed perspective on current discussions of biodiversity and an enticing overview of an increasingly vital aspect of human history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: worlds of history Nicholas Jardine and Emma Spary\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Early Modern Ventures: 1. Visions of ancient natural history Brian W. Ogilvie\u003cbr\u003e 2. Gessner's history of nature Sachiko Kusukawa\u003cbr\u003e 3. Natural history in the apothecary's shop Valentina Pugliano\u003cbr\u003e 4. Horticultural networking and sociable citation Leah Knight\u003cbr\u003e 5. European exchanges and communities Florike Egmond\u003cbr\u003e 6. Making monsters Natalie Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e 7. Indigenous naturalists Iris Montero Sobrevilla\u003cbr\u003e 8. Insects, philosophy and the microscope Eric Jorink\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Enlightened Orders: 9. The materials of natural history Paula Findlen and Anna Toledano\u003cbr\u003e 10. Experimental natural history Mary Terrall\u003cbr\u003e 11. Spatial arrangement and systematic order Robert Felfe\u003cbr\u003e 12. Linnaean paper tools Staffan Müller-Wille\u003cbr\u003e 13. Image and nature Kärin Nickelsen\u003cbr\u003e 14. Botanical conquistadors Daniela Bleichmar\u003cbr\u003e 15. Bird sellers and animal merchants Christopher Plumb\u003cbr\u003e 16. Vegetable empire Miles Ogborn\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Publics and Empires: 17. Containers and collections Anne Secord\u003cbr\u003e 18. Natural history and the scientific voyage Katharine Anderson\u003cbr\u003e 19. Humboldt's exploration at a distance Sandra Rebok\u003cbr\u003e 20. Publics and practices Lynn K. Nyhart\u003cbr\u003e 21. Museum nature Samuel J. M. M. Alberti\u003cbr\u003e 22. Peopling natural history Sadiah Qureshi\u003cbr\u003e 23. The oils of empire Sujit Sivasundaram\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Connecting and Conserving: 24. Global geology and the tectonics of empire James A. Secord\u003cbr\u003e 25. Zoological gardens Mitchell G. Ash\u003cbr\u003e 26. Provincializing global botany Jung Lee\u003cbr\u003e 27. Descriptive and prescriptive taxonomies Jim Endersby\u003cbr\u003e 28. Imperiled crops and endangered flowers Helen Anne Curry\u003cbr\u003e 29. Networks of natural history in Latin America Regina Horta Duarte\u003cbr\u003e 30. The unnatural history of postwar human biology Joanna Radin\u003cbr\u003e 31. Fieldwork out of place Etienne Benson\u003cbr\u003e 32. Wild visions Morgan Richards\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: natural history and its histories in the twenty-first century Helen Anne Curry and James A. 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