Science In History
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Book: Good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Tanning and foxing
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Few works in the history of ideas are as sweeping in their ambition as J. D. Bernal's Science in History — a monumental four-volume study that chronicles the reciprocal relationship between scientific thought and the social, economic, and political forces that have shaped civilisation from prehistory to the modern age. Spanning from The Emergence of Science through The Scientific and Industrial Revolutions, The Natural Sciences in Our Time, and culminating in The Social Sciences: Conclusion, Bernal constructs a grand unified narrative in which science is not an isolated pursuit of truth but an engine of human transformation, inseparable from the societies that produce it. Bernal — a towering figure in 20th-century crystallography and a committed Marxist intellectual — argues with formidable erudition and unapologetic conviction that the history of science cannot be divorced from the history of class, labour, and power. His prose is authoritative and sweeping, synthesising centuries of discovery across physics, chemistry, biology, and the social sciences into a coherent and provocative thesis. This landmark work remains essential reading for anyone seeking to understand not only where science has been, but the profound question of where it is taking us.
Author: J. D. Bernal
Format: Paperback
Published: 1969, Pelican Books (Penguin)
Genre: History
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few works in the history of ideas are as sweeping in their ambition as J. D. Bernal's Science in History — a monumental four-volume study that chronicles the reciprocal relationship between scientific thought and the social, economic, and political forces that have shaped civilisation from prehistory to the modern age. Spanning from The Emergence of Science through The Scientific and Industrial Revolutions, The Natural Sciences in Our Time, and culminating in The Social Sciences: Conclusion, Bernal constructs a grand unified narrative in which science is not an isolated pursuit of truth but an engine of human transformation, inseparable from the societies that produce it. Bernal — a towering figure in 20th-century crystallography and a committed Marxist intellectual — argues with formidable erudition and unapologetic conviction that the history of science cannot be divorced from the history of class, labour, and power. His prose is authoritative and sweeping, synthesising centuries of discovery across physics, chemistry, biology, and the social sciences into a coherent and provocative thesis. This landmark work remains essential reading for anyone seeking to understand not only where science has been, but the profound question of where it is taking us.