New Books Received: Apr – June 2020

Check out the latest titles in the history of science. See the full list of books.

The Man Who Crucified Himself (Clio Medica) by Maria Böhmer

The Interactions of Ancient Astral Science by David Brown

Janus Cornarius Et La Redecouverte D'Hippocrate a la Renaissance (de Diversis Artibus) (French Edition) (De Diversis Artibus: Collection De Travaux De ... Academy of the History of Science) by M-L Monfort

Civilization and the Culture of Science: Science and the Shaping of Modernity, 1795-1935 by Stephen Gaukroger

Cartographic Humanism: The Making of Early Modern Europe by Katharina N. Piechocki

Heredity under the Microscope: Chromosomes and the Study of the Human Genome by Soraya de Chadarevian

Previous Isis Books Received Lists

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Apr – Jun 2020

Previous Isis Books Received Lists

NB: This limited list reveals how our ability to receive review copies from publishers has been severely hampered by the pandemic

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Nature Translated: Alexander von Humboldt's Works in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Edinburgh Critical Studies in Literary Translation) by Alison E. Martin

Physics and Psychics: The Occult and the Sciences in Modern Britain (Science in History) by Richard Noakes

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Recent Isis articles on race and racism in science

In an effort to contribute to the ongoing discussion about systemic racism and racist violence in the United States and around the world, the co-editors of Isis have compiled a selection of articles from recent years that examine the role of science in constructing and perpetuating assumptions about race, and the consequences of these practices for society.

The works listed on the page linked here are critical examinations of Western science, and of the discipline of history of science. We especially encourage you to take a look at the newest Isis feature, an “Open Conversation” from our June 2020 issue between nine scholars on the topic of our field’s diversity and how we measure it. This and several other articles listed here are freely available without a subscription.

Recent Isis articles on race and racism in science