Scientists' Expertise as Performance: Between State and Society, 1860–1960

Author:   Joris Vandendriessche (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium) ,  Evert Peeters ,  Kaat Wils (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume:   6
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9781848935273


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 April 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Joris Vandendriessche (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium) ,  Evert Peeters ,  Kaat Wils (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
Volume:   6
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9781848935273


ISBN 10:   1848935277
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 April 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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'delves into the difficulties surrounding issues of the expert in commendable fashion.' Thinking Like A Mountain


'There is a great deal of useful information to be found in this volume, and I hope that it will find its way to scholars who can make good use of it.' - William Thomas, The British Journal for the History of Science


"""There is a great deal of useful information to be found in this volume, and I hope that it will find its way to scholars who can make good use of it."" - William Thomas, The British Journal for the History of Science ""...the volume offers a valuable and varied picture of what expertise has looked like in modern Europe. (...) This volume represents an important development in the history of expertise as we move from studies promoting the topic’s importance to a bigger picture based on constructivist analyses of expertise in different regions, periods and political systems."" - Don Leggett, Department of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan in Annals of Science, 2016"


There is a great deal of useful information to be found in this volume, and I hope that it will find its way to scholars who can make good use of it. - William Thomas, The British Journal for the History of Science ...the volume offers a valuable and varied picture of what expertise has looked like in modern Europe. (...) This volume represents an important development in the history of expertise as we move from studies promoting the topic's importance to a bigger picture based on constructivist analyses of expertise in different regions, periods and political systems. - Don Leggett, Department of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan in Annals of Science, 2016


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