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Science and Societies in Frankfurt am Main
Author(s): Ayako Sakurai (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 1 Aug. 2013
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 1848933975
- ISBN-13: 9781848933972
Book Description
Sakurai presents a study of how scientific societies affected the social and political life of a city. As it did not have a university or a centralized government, Frankfurt am Main is an ideal case study of how scientific associations – funded by private patronage for the good of the local populace – became an important centre for natural history.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Makes a valuable contribution to ongoing conversations about the contributions of Vereine, voluntary societies or associations, to the modern German sciences.
― Isis
Has much to offer to those who are not specialists in scientific history . . . adds to the growing understanding of the crucial role of local identities in modern Germany’s history.
― German History
About the Author
Ayako Sakurai is an associate professor in the school of business administration at Senshu University in Tokyo.
