Science and the state : from the scientific revolution to World War II / John Gascoigne. [electronic...
Science and the state : from the scientific revolution to World War II / John Gascoigne. [electronic...
Science and the state : from the scientific revolution to World War II / John Gascoigne. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
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English
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1 online resource (xiv, 250 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
The Renaissance monarchy -- Absolutism -- Rivals to absolutism -- Revolution, reaction and reform, 1776-1850 -- An expanding state, 1850-1914 -- From war to war, 1914-45 -- Science, the state and globalisation.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
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1st ed.
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England
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2019.
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Was it coincidence that the modern state and modern science arose at the same time? This overview of the relations of science and state from the Scientific Revolution to World War II explores this issue, synthesising a range of approaches from history and political theory. John Gascoigne argues the case for an ongoing mutual dependence of the state...
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Science and the state : from the scientific revolution to World War II / John Gascoigne. [electronic resource]
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New approaches to the history of science and medicine
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74VKaz0VZgQX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaz0VZgQX
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1-316-65912-7
1-108-57817-9
1-108-57830-6
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509/.03
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991024402504102626
