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OverviewThis penetrating case study of institution building and entrepreneurship in science shows how a minor medical speciality evolved into a large and powerful academic discipline. Drawing extensively on little-used archival sources, the author analyses in detail how biomedical science became a central part of medical training and practice. The book shows how biochemistry was defined as a distinct discipline by the programmatic vision of individual biochemists and of patrons and competitors in related disciplines. It shows how discipline builders used research programmes as strategies that they adapted to the opportunities offered by changing educational markets and national medical reform movements in the United States, Britain and Germany. The author argues that the priorities and styles of various departments and schools of biochemistry reflect systematic social relationships between that discipline and biology, chemistry and medicine. Science is shaped by its service roles in particular local contexts: This is the central theme. The author's view of the political economy of modern science will be of interest to historians and social scientists, scientific and medical practitioners, and anyone interested in the ecology of knowledge in scientific institutions and professions. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert E. KohlerPublisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) ISBN: 9780511897313ISBN 10: 0511897316 Publication Date: 07 October 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents1. Introduction: On discipline history; 2. Physiological chemistry in Germany, 1840–1900; 3. Physiology and British biochemists, 1890–1920; 4. General biochemistry: the Cambridge school; 5. European ideals and American realities, 1870–1900; 6. The reform of medical education in America; 7. From medical chemistry to biochemistry: the emergence of a discipline; 8. Unity in diversity: the American Society of Biological Chemists; 9. The clinical connection: biochemistry as applied science; 10. Chemical ideals and biochemical practice; 11. Biological programs; 12. Epilogue: Toward a molecular biology?ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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