{"product_id":"a-social-history-of-knowledge-ii-9780745650432","title":"A Social History of Knowledge II","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A glittering cabinet of intellectual curiosities, a systematic study of  the collecting, analysing, disseminating, storing, accessing, using and  losing of knowledge in the western world from the mid-18th century to  the 'information overload' of today ... Within this treasure chest there  beats an endearingly human heart; one warms to an exemplary scholar who  expresses the earnest hope that readers 'will not feel that I have  contributed to information overload as well as discussing it'.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In  this remarkable tour de force Peter Burke paints a big picture of the  history of knowledge in the West since 1750. His expert synthesis, which  includes many kinds of general facts and figures, delves with nuance  into counter-trends as well as trends and highlights a wealth of telling  examples from a vast range of places and fields of academic and  government inquiry. An invaluable guide for expert and novice alike.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Blair, Harvard University\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Written with the ease of erudition, \u003ci\u003eA Social History of Knowledge II\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a thought-provoking essay on the character of our  information age and a new cartography of its many territories. From  agrochemistry to zoology, fingerprints to filing cabinets, it is  encyclopedic, curious, and exhilarating to read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Rosenberg, University of Oregon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Knowledge Practices 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Gathering Knowledges 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Analysing Knowledges 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Disseminating Knowledges 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Employing Knowledges 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Price of Progress 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Losing Knowledges 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Dividing Knowledges 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III A Social History in Three Dimensions 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Geographies of Knowledge 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Sociologies of Knowledge 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Chronologies of Knowledge 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 335\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404396470615,"sku":"9780745650432","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745650432.jpg?v=1730486336","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-social-history-of-knowledge-ii-9780745650432","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}