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This volume investigates problems at the intersection of the history of life sciences and agricultural history from the late eighteenth century to the present. Adopting a cross-national comparative perspective, essays analyze disciplinary changes in German, French, Dutch, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and American life sciences with particular attention to biogeography, natural history, entomology, ecology, microbiology, and genetics. Agriculture is construed broadly to include forestry, land management, soil science, and crop and livestock improvement. Essays explore the intersection of life science with economics and politics, the transformation of disciplines and their material basis, and the role of such founding fathers as Humboldt and Mendel in the emergence of new disciplines.
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Phillips, D., Kingsland, S. (2015). Introduction. In: Phillips, D., Kingsland, S. (eds) New Perspectives on the History of Life Sciences and Agriculture. Archimedes, vol 40. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12185-7_1
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