{"product_id":"the-naturalist-in-britain-a-social-history-9780691036328","title":"The Naturalist in Britain: A Social History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt once a major resource for historians of science and an excellent introduction to natural history for the general reader, David Allen's \u003ci\u003eThe Naturalist in Britain\u003c\/i\u003e established a precedent for investigating natural history as a social phenomenon. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere the author traces the evolution of natural history from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the \"herbalizings\" of apprentice apothecaries to the establishment of national reserves and international societies to the emergence of natural history as an organized discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way he describes the role of scientific ideas, popular fashion, religious motivations, literary influences, the increase of leisure time and disposable income, and the tendency of like-minded persons to form clubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis comprehensive and entertaining discussion creates a vibrant portrait of a scientific movement inextricably woven into a particular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Elliston Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.11w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691036328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Elliston Allen\u003c\/b\u003e is coordinator of the History of Medicine Program of The Wellcome Trust. He is also Honorary Lecturer in the History of the Life Sciences, Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, and teaches at the University College, London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40087121133683,"sku":"0691036322","price":116.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_00c84ca3-710a-4d7e-bf83-9dfb8cf7a7e6.jpg?v=1652538179","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-naturalist-in-britain-a-social-history-9780691036328","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}