Gender and scientific discourse in early modern culture / edited by Kathleen P. Long.
In the wake of new interest in alchemy as more significant than a bizarre aberration in rational Western European culture, this collection examines both alchemical and medical discourses in the larger context of early modern Europe. This volume investigates issues of gender and scientific discourse...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
©2010.
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| Series: | Literary and scientific cultures of early modernity.
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| Summary: | In the wake of new interest in alchemy as more significant than a bizarre aberration in rational Western European culture, this collection examines both alchemical and medical discourses in the larger context of early modern Europe. This volume investigates issues of gender and scientific discourse as a starting point for a broader discussion of early modern scientific subcultures and their relationship to the restructuring and questioning of gender roles. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 313 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780754697633 (electronic bk.) 0754697630 (electronic bk.) |