Science and eccentricity: collecting, writing and performing science for early nineteenth-century audiences
Auteur :
Carroll, Victoria
Éditeur :
University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN :
9780822966333
Date de publication :
1 déc. 2020
Dimensions :
22,9 x 14,6 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The concept of eccentricity was central to how people in the nineteenth century understood their world. Carroll explores how discourses of eccentricity were established to make sense of individuals who did not seem to fit within an increasingly organized social and economic order.