{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-mathematics-david-e-rowe-9781350063129","title":"A Cultural History of Mathematics: Volumes 1-6","description":"\u003cp\u003eNumeracy has shaped human history as much as literacy: mathematics has enabled us to measure the cosmos, control the Earth, and create all technological change. \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first comprehensive and global history from antiquity to today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe work is divided into 6 volumes, with each volume covering the same topics, so readers can either study a period\/volume or follow a topic across history. The 6 volumes cover: \u003ci\u003eAntiquity \u003c\/i\u003e(c.3000 BCE-500 CE); the\u003ci\u003e Medieval Age \u003c\/i\u003e(500-1400); the\u003ci\u003e Early Modern Age \u003c\/i\u003e(1450-1687); the\u003ci\u003e Eighteenth Century \u003c\/i\u003e(1687-1800); the\u003ci\u003e Nineteenth Century \u003c\/i\u003e(1800-1914); the \u003ci\u003eModern Age \u003c\/i\u003e(1914-present). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThemes (and chapter titles) are: everyday numeracy; practice \u0026amp; profession; inventing mathematics; mathematics \u0026amp; worldviews; describing \u0026amp; understanding the world; mathematics \u0026amp; technological change; representing mathematics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe page extent for the pack is approximately 1536pp. Each volume opens with Notes on Contributors and 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 Mathematics\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 perpetual access (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David E. Rowe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350063126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350063129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Other\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00h x 1.00w x 1.00d\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot available to be shipped via Media Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David E. Rowe","offers":[{"title":"Other","offer_id":46173088940287,"sku":"9781350063129","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c63aff1-31e4-4fb7-8e76-109dabba1265.jpg?v=1727179957","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-mathematics-david-e-rowe-9781350063129","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}