The Cambridge History of Science, Volume 7: The Modern Social Sciences (The Cambridge History of Science)

Forty-two essays by authors from five continents and many disciplines provide a synthetic account of the history of the social sciences - including behavioral and economic sciences since the late eighteenth century. The authors emphasize the cultural and intellectual preconditions of social science, and its contested but important role in the history of the modern world. While there are many historical books on particular disciplines, there are very few about the social sciences generally, and none that deal with so much of the world over so long a timespan. Publisher's Description: This Volume Offers To General And Specialist Readers Alike The Fullest And Most Complete Survey Of The Development Of Science In The Eighteenth Century, Exploring The Implications Of The 'scientific Revolution' Of The Previous Century And The Major New Growth-points, Particularly In The Experimental Sciences. It Is Designed To Be Read As Both A Narrative And An Interpretation, And Also Used As A Work Of Reference. While Prime Attention Is Paid To Western Science, Space Is Also Given To Science In Traditional Cultures And Colonial Science. The Coverage Strikes A Balance Between Analysis Of The Cognitive Dimension Of Science Itself And Interpretation Of Its Wider Social, Economic And Cultural Significance. The Contributors, World Leaders In Their Respective Specialities, Engage With Current Historiographical And Methodological Controversies And Strike Out On Positions Of Their Own. V. 1. Ancient Science / Edited By Alexander Jones, Liba Taub -- V. 2. Medieval Science / Edited By David C. Lindberg, Michael H. Shank -- V. 3. Early Modern Science / Edited By Katharine Park, Lorraine Daston -- V. 4. Eighteenth-century Science / Edited By Roy Porter -- V. 5. The Modern Physical And Mathematical Sciences / Edited By Mary Jo Nye -- V. 6. The Modern Biological And Earth Sciences / Edited By Peter Bowler, John Pickstone -- V. 7. The Modern Social Sciences / Edited By Theodore M. Porter, Dorothy Ross -- V. 8. Modern Science In National And International Context / Edited By David N. Livingstone, Ronald L. Numbers. General Editors, David C. Lindberg And Ronald L. Numbers. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Cover......Page 1 Table of Contents ......Page 8 1......Page 30 2......Page 40 3......Page 69 4......Page 86 5......Page 100 6......Page 112 7......Page 129 8......Page 142 9......Page 160 10......Page 183 11......Page 200 12......Page 212 13......Page 232 14......Page 267 15......Page 280 16......Page 304 17......Page 335 18......Page 358 19......Page 383 20......Page 408 21......Page 420 22......Page 434 23......Page 442 24......Page 460 25......Page 479 26......Page 495 27......Page 511 28......Page 527 29......Page 544 30......Page 564 31......Page 582 32......Page 594 33......Page 606 34......Page 620 35......Page 637 36......Page 650 37......Page 664 38......Page 678 39......Page 692 40......Page 707 41......Page 722 42......Page 737 43......Page 750 How do we write the history of social science?