Description: Knowledge and Power: Science in World History (Connections: Key Themes in World History) 1st Edition by William Burns Knowledge and Power shows how science has developed in different historical settings by focusing on four episodes in the history of world science from the Middle Ages to the mid-twentieth century.The title of this book comes from a famous saying by the English Renaissance philosopher Francis Bacon: "Knowledge is Power." Through a combination of narrative and primary sources, author William Burns explores the following topics in order to provide students with an understanding of how different cultures throughout time and across the globe approached science: Science in the Medieval Mediterranean, The Jesuits and World Science ca. 1540-1773, Science in Russia and Japan ca. 1684-1860s, and Africa in the Age of Imperialism and Nationalism ca. 1860-1960.
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Book Title: Knowledge and Power: Science in World History
Publication Name: Knowledge and Power: Science in World History
Book Series: Connections: Key Themes in World History
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Age Level: Adults
Item Length: 9.1in.
Publisher: Routledge
Intended Audience: Adults
Subject: World History
Series: Connection: Key Themes in World History
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 0.4in.
Author: William Burns
Genre: History
Subjects: History & Military
Item Width: 6in.
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
