Masculinity and Science in Britain, 1831-1918

Masculinity and Science in Britain, 1831-1918

Ellis, Heather

Palgrave Macmillan

01/2017

240

Dura

Inglês

9781137311733

15 a 20 dias

457

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Introduction: The Man of Science as a Gendered Ideal.- 1. The Changing Public Image of the Man of Science, 1600-1830.- 2. New Masculine Heroes: Davy, Bacon and the Construction of the Gentleman-Scientist.- 3. 'An Effete World': Gendered Criticism and the British Association.- 4. Thomas Carlyle, the X-Club and the Hero as Man of Science.- 5. The Decline of the British Association? Marginalization, Masculinity and Marconi.- 6. Reuniting Theory and Practice: The Man of Science and the First World War.- Conclusion.
Natural science;'Man of science';Gender;Scientific institutions;Natural philosophy