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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, although best known for his literary work, was also a keen and outspoken natural scientist. In the second polemic part of Zur Farbenlehre (Theory of Colours), for example……続きを見る

Toxic Histories combines social, scientific, medical and environmental history to demonstrate the critical importance of poison and pollution to colonial governance, scientific authority and public ……続きを見る

While pre-modern Europe is often seen as having an 'enchanted' or 'magical' worldview, the full implications of such labels remain inconsistently explored. Witchcraft, demonology, and debates over p……続きを見る

Ecocriticism has steadily gained footing within the larger arena of early modern scholarship, and with the publication of well over a dozen monographs, essay collections, and special journal issues,……続きを見る

The first full-length account of D.H. Lawrence’s rich engagement with a country he found both fascinating and frustrating, D.H. Lawrence’s Australia focuses on the philosophical, anthropological and……続きを見る

Examining cycling from a range of geographical perspectives, this book uses historical and contemporary case studies to look at the history, politics, economy and culture of cycling. Pursuing a post……続きを見る

At the close of the eighteenth century, Erasmus Darwin declared that he would 'enlist the imagination under the banner of science,' beginning, Michael Page argues, a literary narrative on questions ……続きを見る

Jesuit Science and the End of Nature’s Secrets explores how several prominent Jesuit naturalists - including Niccolò Cabeo, Athanasius Kircher, and Gaspar Schott - tackled the problem of occult or ……続きを見る

Sir James Dewar was a major figure in British chemistry for around 40 years. He held the posts of Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at Cambridge (1875-1923) and Fullerian Professor of Chemi……続きを見る

The Muspratt family form a fascinating dynasty in the history of British commerce and manufacturing. Associated principally with the development of the chemical industry in Liverpool - James Musprat……続きを見る

The significance of Robert Boyle (1627-91) as the most influential English scientist in the generation before Newton is now generally acknowledged, but the complexity and eclecticism of his ideas ha……続きを見る

’Global’ knowledge was constructed, communicated and contested during the long nineteenth century in numerous ways and places. This book focuses on the life-geographies, material practices and varie……続きを見る

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Building on the groundbreaking original work by Edmund White and Charles Silverstein, a fully revised and expanded edition of a classic, comprehensive guide to gay sex, love, and life. Featuring 50 ……続きを見る

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“Johnson emphasizes the rarity of truly visionary artists . . . his approach is unfailingly generous. . . . Genuinely revealing.” ーPublishers Weekly From celebrated journalist and historian Paul Jo……続きを見る

In the vein of Running with Scissors, Playground is the glitzy, glamorous, and surreal true story of a young girl who grew up inside the Playboy Mansion and never learned where the party stopped and……続きを見る

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“A brisk and cheerfully traditional trip through our history, from homo erectus to George W. Bush.” ーKirkus Reviews In The Human Story, James C. Davis takes us on a journey to ancient times, tellin……続きを見る

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"A brilliantly vibrant and compulsively readable one-volume life of one of the giants of the twentieth century." ーMichael Beschloss “A clear-eyed, grand-scale biography. . . . [Eisenhower] provides……続きを見る

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With a new introduction “The most comprehensive, even-handed and best written account of Ruby Ridge currently in print.” ー Washington Times From #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ru……続きを見る

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The tenth book in David Feldman’s bestselling Imponderables® series, packed with even more answers to perplexing questions and solutions to everyday mysteries Every day, we are confronted with innum……続きを見る