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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Alan I Marcus , Alan I. Marcus , Mark D. Hersey , Alexandra E. HuiPublisher: The University of Alabama Press Imprint: The University of Alabama Press Edition: 2nd Volume: 1 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.696kg ISBN: 9780817318680ISBN 10: 0817318682 Pages: 360 Publication Date: 30 August 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback 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 ContentsReviewsThis collection of essays is more than the sum of its parts. It has an argument that is clearly developed by the contributors. There is no ambivalence in the argument. All of the essays [are] engaging, and scholars from many disciplines will find all or parts of it informative and useful, particularly historians of agriculture, science, technology, and education. Science as Service should have a long shelf life and inform scores of scholars about the nature and development of the land-grant system for decades to come. R. Douglas Hurt, author of African American Life in the Rural South, 19001950 and The Big Empty: The Great Plains in the Twentieth Century This collection of essays is more than the sum of its parts. It has an argument that is clearly developed by the contributors. There is no ambivalence in the argument. All of the essays [are] engaging, and scholars from many disciplines will find all or parts of it informative and useful, particularly historians of agriculture, science, technology, and education. <i>Science as Service</i> should have a long shelf life and inform scores of scholars about the nature and development of the land-grant system for decades to come. R. Douglas Hurt, author of <i>African American Life in the Rural South, 19001950</i> and <i>The Big Empty: The Great Plains in the Twentieth Century</i> This collection of essays is more than the sum of its parts. . . . It has a thesis that is clearly argued by the contributors. There is no ambivalence in the argument. . . . All of the essays [are] engaging, and . . . scholars from many disciplines will find all or parts of it informative and useful, particularly historians of agriculture, science, technology, and education. . . . Science as Service should have a long shelf life and inform scores of scholars about the nature and development of the land-grant system for decades to come. --R. Douglas Hurt, author of African American Life in the Rural South, 1900-1950 and The Big Empty: The Great Plains in the Twentieth Century This collection of essays is more than the sum of its parts. It has an argument that is clearly developed by the contributors. There is no ambivalence in the argument. All of the essays [are] engaging, and scholars from many disciplines will find all or parts of it informative and useful, particularly historians of agriculture, science, technology, and education. Science as Service should have a long shelf life and inform scores of scholars about the nature and development of the land-grant system for decades to come. --R. Douglas Hurt, author of African American Life in the Rural South, 1900-1950 and The Big Empty: The Great Plains in the Twentieth Century Author InformationAlan I Marcus is the author or coauthor of several publications, including The Future Is Now: Science and Technology Policy in the United States Since 1950, Building Western Civilization: From the Advent of Writing to the Age of Steam, Cancer from Beef: The DES Controversy, Federal Food Regulation and Consumer Confidence in Modern America, and Technology in America: A Brief History. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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