Science and Eccentricity Collecting, Writing and Performing Science for Early Nineteenth-Century Audiences |
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| Author:
| Carroll, Victoria |
| Series title: | Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-315-65290-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2015 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $54.95 |
Book Description:
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The concept of eccentricity was central to how people in the 19th century understood their world. This book explores how, from the turn of the century, discourses of eccentricity were established to make sense of individuals who did not seem to fit within an increasingly organized social and economic order.
The concept of eccentricity was central to how people in the 19th century understood their world. This book explores how, from the turn of the century, discourses of eccentricity were established to make sense of individuals who did not seem to fit within an increasingly organized social and economic order.