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Natural history societies and civic culture in Victorian Scotland / by Diarmid A. Finniegan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Finnegan, Diarmid A., author.
- Series:
- Science and culture in the nineteenth century ; no. 9.
- Science and culture in the nineteenth century ; no. 9
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Social aspects--Scotland--History--19th century.
- Science.
- Scotland.
- Genre:
- History
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 254 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Natural History Societies & Civic Culture in Victorian Scotland
- Place of Publication:
- London : Pickering & Chatto, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The relationship between science and civil society is essential to our understanding of cultural change during the Victorian era. Finnegan's study looks at the shifting nature of this process during the 19th century, using Scotland as the focus for his argument.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements; List of Figures and Tables; Introduction; 1. Founding Narratives; 2. Fieldwork and Excursion Culture; 3. Natural History and Civic Pride; 4. Natural History and Self Culture; 5. Organizing Subscriber Science; 6. Scientific Motives and Civic Virtue; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-246) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612502316
- 9781315653327
- 131565332X
- 9780822981770
- 0822981777
- 9781317315728
- 1317315723
- 9781317315735
- 1317315731
- 9781282502314
- 128250231X
- 9781851966639
- 1851966633
- OCLC:
- 667089474
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