In the early decades of the twentieth century, engagement with science
was commonly used as an emblem of modernity. This phenomenon is now
attracting increasing attention in different historical specialties.
Being Modern builds on this recent scholarly interest to explore
engagement with science across culture from the end of the nineteenth
century to approximately 1940. Addressing the breadth of cultural
forms in Britain and the western world from the architecture of Le
Corbusier to working class British science fiction, Being Modern
paints a rich picture. Seventeen distinguished contributors from a
range of fields including the cultural study of science and
technology, art and architecture, English culture and literature
examine the issues involved. The book will be a valuable resource for
students, and a spur to scholars to further examination of culture as
an interconnected web of which science was a critical part, and to
supersede such tired formulations as 'Science and culture'.
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ISBN
9781787353961
Publisert
2019
Utgave
1. utgave
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Vendor
UCL Press (NBN)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok