{"product_id":"cultural-history-of-chemistry-in-the-modern-age","title":"Cultural History of Chemistry in the Modern Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e** \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Chemistry: Volumes 1-6 \u003c\/i\u003eis a 2023 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Modern Age\u003c\/i\u003e covers the period from 1914 to the present. \u003c\/b\u003eThe impact of chemistry and the chemical industry on science, war, society, and the economy has made this era the “Chemical Age”. Having prospered in the West, chemical science spread across the globe and slowly became more diversified in terms of its ethnic and gendered mix. After flourishing for sixty years, the chemical industry was impacted by the Oil Crisis of the 1970s and became almost invisible in the West. While the industry has clearly delivered many benefits to society—such as new materials and better drugs—it has been excoriated by critics for its impact on the environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The six-volume set of the \u003ci\u003eCultural History of Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first comprehensive history from the Bronze Age to today, covering all forms and aspects of chemistry and its ever-changing social context. The themes covered in each volume are theory and concepts; practice and experiment; laboratories and technology; culture and science; society and environment; trade and industry; learning and institutions; art and representation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter J. T. Morris\u003c\/b\u003e is Honorary Research Associate at the Science Museum, London, and at University College London, UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Chemistry in the Modern Age \u003c\/i\u003eis the sixth volume in the six-volume set, \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e, also available online as part of Bloomsbury Cultural History, a fully-searchable digital library (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).\u003cbr\u003e General Editors: Peter J. T. Morris, University College London, UK, and Alan Rocke, Case Western Reserve University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54250242146648,"sku":"9781350552197","price":32.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350552197_f4a68330-6317-45f4-a137-af88887836aa.jpg?v=1777885225","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/cultural-history-of-chemistry-in-the-modern-age","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}