Both a major resource for historians of science and an introduction to natural history for the general reader, this study establishes a precedent for investigating natural history as a social phenomenon. Here the author traces the evolution of natural history from the 17th to the early 20th centuries, from the "herbalizings" of apprentice apothecaries to the establishment of national reserves and international societies, as natural history emerged as an organized discipline. The book describes the role of scientific ideas, popular fashion, religious motivations, literary influences, the increase of leisure time and disposable income, and the tendency of like-minded persons to form clubs.
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Allen's 1976 title offers a different spin on the study of natural history by presenting it as a social phenomenon. Included are the roots of collecting herbs as medicines and the creation of national reserves to maintain the natural environment.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Allen's original [book] ... is dense with picturesque detail, rich in correlation with social, artistic, and technical trends. -- The Times Literary Supplement
Allen has made a caring, pioneering attempt towards mapping this vast forest.... It is a book which is unlikely to be superseded. -- Roy Porter, Annals of Science
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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