Book ID: CBB000952146

Modern Nature: The Rise of the Biological Perspective in Germany (2009)

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Nyhart, Lynn K. (Author)


University of Chicago Press


Publication Date: 2009
Physical Details: xiv + 423 pp.; ill.; maps; bibl.; index
Language: English

Description Explores the early history of the discipline of ecology outside of the academy among taxidermists, zookeepers, school teachers, museum reformers, amateur enthusiasts, and nature protectionists.


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Review Smocovitis, Vassiliki Betty (2010) Review of "Modern Nature: The Rise of the Biological Perspective in Germany". Museum History Journal (p. 103). unapi

Review Daum, Andreas W. (2010) Review of "Modern Nature: The Rise of the Biological Perspective in Germany". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 665). unapi

Review Cittadino, Eugene (2010) Review of "Modern Nature: The Rise of the Biological Perspective in Germany". Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (p. 358). unapi

Review Thurtle, Phillip (2010) Review of "Modern Nature: The Rise of the Biological Perspective in Germany". Journal of Modern History (p. 985). unapi

Review Eitler, Pascal (2010) Review of "Modern Nature: The Rise of the Biological Perspective in Germany". German History (p. 588). unapi

Review Sheehan, James J. (2010) Review of "Modern Nature: The Rise of the Biological Perspective in Germany". Central European History (p. 517). unapi

Review Weidman, Nadine (2010) Review of "Modern Nature: The Rise of the Biological Perspective in Germany". Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences (pp. 317-319). unapi

Review Sakuri, Ayako (2012) Review of "Modern Nature: The Rise of the Biological Perspective in Germany". Annals of Science: The History of Science and Technology (pp. 577-579). unapi

Essay Review Phillips, Denise (2010) Reconsidering the Sonderweg of German Science: Biology and Culture in the Nineteenth Century. Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences (pp. 136-147). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Vetter, Jeremy
Wale, Matthew
Waring, Sophie
Loskutova, Marina
Thiel, Jens
Taylor, Peter
Concepts
Natural history
Science and society
Amateurs
Ecology
Biology
Professions and professionalization
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, early
Places
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
England
Delaware (U.S.)
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