{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-chemistry-peter-j-t-morris-9781474294928","title":"A Cultural History of Chemistry: Volumes 1-6","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom prehistoric metal extraction to medieval alchemy to modern industry, chemistry has been central to our understanding and use of the physical world as well as to trade, warfare and medicine. In its turn, chemistry has been shaped by changing technologies, institutions and cultural beliefs. \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first detailed and authoritative survey from antiquity to today, focusing on the West but integrating key developments in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Arabic-Islamic and Byzantine empires. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChapter titles are identical across each of the volumes. This gives the choice of reading about a specific period in one of the volumes, or following a theme across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six. The themes (and chapter titles) are: Theory and Concepts; Practice and Experiment; Sites and Technology; Culture and Knowledge; Society and Environment; Trade and Industry; Learning and Institutions; Art and Representation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe six volumes cover: 1 - Antiquity (3,000 BCE to 600 CE); 2 - Medieval Age (600 to 1500); 3 - Early Modern (1500 to 1700); 4 - Eighteenth Century (1700 to 1815); 5 - Nineteenth Century (1815 to 1914); 6 - Modern Age (1914 to the Present). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe page extent for the pack is 1728pp. Each volume opens with an Introduction and concludes with Notes, Bibliography, and an Index. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Cultural Histories Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e is part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available both as printed hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a one-off purchase and tangible reference for their shelves, or as part of a fully-searchable digital library available to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter J. T. Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474294928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474294928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Other\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot available to be shipped via Media Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter J. T. Morris","offers":[{"title":"Other","offer_id":46617980338431,"sku":"9781474294928","price":610.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_52a3253d-76ee-46d3-b3aa-69b3b2eb48d4.jpg?v=1740068856","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-chemistry-peter-j-t-morris-9781474294928","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}