Circulation of Knowledge : Explorations Into the History of Knowledge

Anna Nilsson Hammar

ISBN 10: 9188661288 / ISBN 13: 9789188661289

Published by Nordic Academic Press Mär 2018, 2018

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Neuware - Historians have long been interested in knowledgeits nature and origin, and the circumstances under which it was createdbut it has only been in recent years that the history of knowledge has emerged as an academic field in its own right. In Circulation of Knowledge, a group of Nordic scholars explore a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to this new and exciting area of historical research. The question of knowledge in motion is central to their investigations, and especially how knowledge is transformed when it circulates between different societal arenas, literary genres, or forms of media. Reflecting on twelve empirical studies, from sixteenth-century cartography to sexology in the 1970s, the authors make a significant contribution to the growing international research on the history of knowledge.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Circulation of Knowledge : Explorations Into the History of Knowledge
• Publisher: Nordic Academic Press Mär 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9188661288
• ISBN 13: 9789188661289
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 228W x 157H x 27D millimeters 228 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 27 millimeters depth
• Weight: 531 grams

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Synopsis

Historians have long been interested in knowledge - its nature and origin, and the circumstances under which it was created - but it has only been in recent decades that the history of knowledge has emerged as an academic field in its own right. In Circulation of Knowledge, a group of Nordic researchers address the burning issue of the day: the circulation of knowledge in social or scientific circles, and what happens to it when it is in motion.

About the Author

Anna Nilsson Hammar is a lecturer in history at Lund University.

David Larsson Heidenblad is a lecturer in history at Lund University.

Kari Nordberg is a historian and lecturer at the University College of Southeast Norway.

Johan Östling is associate professor and senior lecturer in history at Lund University.

Erling Sandmo is professor of history at the University of Oslo.