Osiris, Volume 22
The Self as Project: Politics and the Human Sciences
Published on 1. September 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
316 pages
978-0-226-19087-7 (ISBN)
Description
Osiris annually examines a particular topic in the history of science, bringing together experts in the field to consider multiple aspects of the time period, episode, or theme. Volume 22 explores the ways that twentieth-century political institutions and the human sciences in the Western world attempted to understand and shape the attitudes and behaviors of individuals.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 26 mm
Width: 18 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-19087-7 (9780226190877)
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Persons
Greg Eghigian is associate professor of history at Penn State University. Andreas Killen is assistant professor of history at the City College of New York. Christine Leuenberger is a senior lecturer in science and technology studies at Cornell University.