Search results for ‘John Gascoigne (University of New South Wales, Sydney)’

Filter & Refine

      Cover image for Science in the Service of Empire: Joseph Banks, the British State and the Uses of Science in the Age of Revolution
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Science in the Service of Empire: Joseph Banks, the British State and the Uses of Science in the Age of Revolution

      John Gascoigne (University of New South Wales, Sydney)

      This 1998 book examines Sir Joseph Banks’ role in promoting ‘imperial science’, in the context of the British state during a time of extraordinary upheaval. It shows how Banks became…

      $51.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Joseph Banks and the English Enlightenment: Useful Knowledge and Polite Culture
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Joseph Banks and the English Enlightenment: Useful Knowledge and Polite Culture

      John Gascoigne (University of New South Wales, Sydney)

      A biography of scientific thinker Joseph Banks, placing his work in the context of eighteenth-century Britain.

      $57.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Encountering the Pacific in the Age of the Enlightenment
      Hardback
      Add to list Added to list

      Encountering the Pacific in the Age of the Enlightenment

      John Gascoigne (University of New South Wales, Sydney)

      The Pacific Ocean was the setting for the last great chapter in the convergence of humankind from across the globe. Richly illustrated with historical images and maps, this book surveys…

      $191.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Science and the State: From the Scientific Revolution to World War II
      Hardback
      Add to list Added to list

      Science and the State: From the Scientific Revolution to World War II

      John Gascoigne (University of New South Wales, Sydney)

      This is the first accessible historical overview of the partnership between science and the state from the Scientific Revolution to World War II. Covering developments over five centuries and synthesising…

      $141.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for Science and the State: From the Scientific Revolution to World War II
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      Science and the State: From the Scientific Revolution to World War II

      John Gascoigne (University of New South Wales, Sydney)

      This is the first accessible historical overview of the partnership between science and the state from the Scientific Revolution to World War II. Covering developments over five centuries and synthesising…

      $111.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

      Cover image for The Enlightenment and the Origins of European Australia
      Paperback
      Add to list Added to list

      The Enlightenment and the Origins of European Australia

      John Gascoigne (University of New South Wales, Sydney)

      This book surveys some of the key intellectual influences in the formation of Australian society by emphasising the impact of the Enlightenment with its commitment to rational enquiry and progress…

      $74.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order