Sciences and cultures : anthropological and historical studies of the sciences / edited by Everett Mendelsohn and Yehuda Elkana.
| Other author | Mendelsohn, Everett. |
| Other author | Elkana, Yehuda, 1934-2012. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Dordrecht, Holland ; Boston : D. Reidel Pub. Co. ; Hingham, MA : Sold and distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by Kluwer Boston, ©1981. |
| Description | xvii, 270 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sociology of the sciences ; v. 5 Sociology of the sciences v. 5. ^A92388 |
| Contents | A programmatic attempt at an anthropology of knowledge / Yehuda Elkana -- On the boundaries of science in seventeenth-century England / Peter W.G. Wright -- What should we do with the monster? / Kenneth L. Caneva -- Science and modern Chinese culture / Peter Buck -- The meaning context of illness and care / Arthur Kleinman -- The semantics of medical discourse / Byron J. Good and Mary-Jo Del Vecchio Good -- The necessity of field methods in the study of scientific research / Robert S. Anderson -- Anthropological perspectives in the sociology of science / Wolf Lepenies. |
| Local note | Little-237853 - $34.00 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographies and index. |
| LCCN | 81002531 |
| ISBN | 9027712344 |
| ISBN | 9027712352 (pbk.) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | Q175.55 .S3 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |