{"product_id":"higher-and-colder-vanessa-heggie-9780226650883","title":"Higher and Colder: A History of Extreme Physiology and Exploration","description":"During the long twentieth century, explorers went in unprecedented numbers to the hottest, coldest, and highest points on the globe. Taking us from the Himalaya to Antarctica and beyond, \u003ci\u003eHigher and Colder \u003c\/i\u003epresents the first history of extreme physiology, the study of the human body at its physical limits. Each chapter explores a seminal question in the history of science, while also showing how the apparently exotic locations and experiments contributed to broader political and social shifts in twentieth-century scientific thinking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unlike most books on modern biomedicine, \u003ci\u003eHigher and Colder\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on fieldwork, expeditions, and exploration, and in doing so provides a welcome alternative to laboratory-dominated accounts of the history of modern life sciences. Though centered on male-dominated practices--science and exploration--it recovers the stories of women's contributions that were sometimes accidentally, and sometimes deliberately, erased. Engaging and provocative, this book is a history of the scientists and physiologists who face challenges that are physically demanding, frequently dangerous, and sometimes fatal, in the interest of advancing modern science and pushing the boundaries of human ability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanessa Heggie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022665088X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226650883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Vanessa Heggie","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447603441919,"sku":"9780226650883","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02dfd532-c2a3-4eb5-b6bc-f93886ea0735.jpg?v=1777233794","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/higher-and-colder-vanessa-heggie-9780226650883","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}