A Companion to the History of Science

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the History of Science is a single volume companion that discusses the history of science as it is done today, providing a survey of the debates and issues that dominate current scholarly discussion, with contributions from leading international scholars. * Provides a single-volume overview of current scholarship in the history of science edited by one of the leading figures in the field * Features forty essays by leading international scholars providing an overview of the key debates and developments in the history of science * Reflects the shift towards deeper historical contextualization within the field * Helps communicate and integrate perspectives from the history of science with other areas of historical inquiry * Includes discussion of non-Western themes which are integrated throughout the chapters * Divided into four sections based on key analytic categories that reflect new approaches in the field