Offers a comprehensive study of the image of the scientist in Western literature and film, from medieval images of alchemists to present-day depictions of cyberpunks and genetic engineers.
This collection examines the construction of gender norms in early modern and modern Germany. The modes of reinforcement by the state, the church, the law and marriage and the resistance to these norms by individuals are central to the contributions.
"In a sweeping study of the West over the last 500 years, Bruce Porter shows the astonishing range of warfare's modernizing effects on states. Warfare unifies, rallies, and bureaucratizes both states and their populaces; warfare triggers nationalism, reform movements, and revolu…
"In a sweeping study of the West over the last 500 years, Bruce Porter shows the astonishing range of warfare's modernizing effects on states. Warfare unifies, rallies, and bureaucratizes both states and their populaces; warfare triggers nationalism, reform movements, and revolu…
