Osiris V25 – Expertise and the Early Modern State: Expertise: Practical Knowledge and the Early Modern State: 25 (OSIRIS OSR) - Softcover

Ash, Eric

 
9780226029399: Osiris V25 – Expertise and the Early Modern State: Expertise: Practical Knowledge and the Early Modern State: 25 (OSIRIS OSR)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0226029395 ISBN 13: 9780226029399
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2010

Synopsis

This newest annual edition of "Osiris" brings together a variety of scholars to consider a topic of increasing interest in the history of science: expertise. Focusing specifically on the role expertise has played in the support, legitimation, and growth of the state since early modern times, "Expertise and the Early Modern State" reveals how scientific expertise and practical knowledge were crucial to the construction of early modern empires and economies. The state, on the other hand, performed a similar function for scientists, giving them much of the status and resources they needed to further their work. A penetrating, multifaceted investigation, this volume will be required reading for historians of science and early modern political development.

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About the Author

Eric H. Ash is associate professor of history at Wayne State University and the author of Power, Knowledge, and Expertise in Elizabethan England.

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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0226029395
ISBN 13 
9780226029399
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
350