Using his own intellectual biography as a narrative device, Geoff Eley tracks the evolution of historical understanding in our time from social history through the so-called "cultural turn," and back again to a broad history of society. A gifted writer, Eley carefully winnows unique experiences from the universal, and uses the interplay of the two to draw the reader toward an o...(展开全部)

Humour is without doubt a vital element of the human condition but it has rarely been the subject of serious historical research. Yet a closer look at jokes and other comic phenomena shows us that the nature of humour changes from one period to another, and that these changes can provide us with important insights into the social and cultural developments of the past. This impo...(展开全部)

Humour is without doubt a vital element of the human condition but it has rarely been the subject of serious historical research. Yet a closer look at jokes and other comic phenomena shows us that the nature of humour changes from one period to another, and that these changes can provide us with important insights into the social and cultural developments of the past. This impo...(展开全部)

作者 安德鲁·埃德（Andrew Ede），科技史与科技哲学博士，长期任教于加拿大阿尔伯塔大学历史与古典系，现为不列颠哥伦比亚大学奥卡纳干分校客座教授。著有《毒气、战火与硝烟催生的科学：化学战与大科学的起源》（2017）、《世界历史上的技术与社会》（2019）等。 莱斯利·科马克（Lesley B. Cormack），多伦多大学科技史与科技哲学博士，现任加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚大学奥卡纳干分校校长。曾担任加拿大科学史与科学哲学学会主席，阿尔伯塔大学人文社科学院院长（2010—2020），此前曾长期在该校历史与古典系任教。其研究方向为近代早期科学史。 译者 刘晓，中国科学院大学科学技术史系教授，《科学文化评论》副主编，中国科学院院史咨询专家组成员。研究方向为中国现代科技史，国际科技交流史，主讲《科学技术通史》《中国现代科技史文献》等专业课程；著译有《卷舒...(展开全部)

"A History of Science in Society: From Philosophy to Utility is a concise overview that introduces complex ideas in a non-technical fashion without sacrificing the sophistication and richness of the subject. Andrew Ede and Lesley B. Cormack trace the history of science through its continually changing place in society and explore the link between the pursuit of knowledge and th...(展开全部)

作者 安德鲁·埃德（Andrew Ede），科技史与科技哲学博士，长期任教于加拿大阿尔伯塔大学历史与古典系，现为不列颠哥伦比亚大学奥卡纳干分校客座教授。著有《毒气、战火与硝烟催生的科学：化学战与大科学的起源》（2017）、《世界历史上的技术与社会》（2019）等。 莱斯利·科马克（Lesley B. Cormack），多伦多大学科技史与科技哲学博士，现任加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚大学奥卡纳干分校校长。曾担任加拿大科学史与科学哲学学会主席，阿尔伯塔大学人文社科学院院长（2010—2020），此前曾长期在该校历史与古典系任教。其研究方向为近代早期科学史。 译者 刘晓，中国科学院大学科学技术史系教授，《科学文化评论》副主编，中国科学院院史咨询专家组成员。研究方向为中国现代科技史，国际科技交流史，主讲《科学技术通史》《中国现代科技史文献》等专业课程；著译有《卷舒...(展开全部)

"A History of Science in Society: From Philosophy to Utility is a concise overview that introduces complex ideas in a non-technical fashion without sacrificing the sophistication and richness of the subject. Andrew Ede and Lesley B. Cormack trace the history of science through its continually changing place in society and explore the link between the pursuit of knowledge and th...(展开全部)