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| Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
| ISBN 13 | 9780226650883 |
| Author | VanessaHeggie |
| Language | English |
| Book Description | During the long twentieth century explorers went in unprecedented numbers to the hottest coldest and highest points on the globe. Taking us from the Himalayas to Antarctica and beyond Higher and Colder presents the first history of extreme physiology the study of the human body at its physical limits. Each chapter explores a seminal question in the history of science while also showing how the apparently exotic locations and experiments contributed to broader political and social shifts in twentiethcentury scientific thinking. Unlike most books on modern biomedicine Higher and Colder focuses on fieldwork expeditions and exploration and in doing so provides a welcome alternative to laboratorydominated accounts of the history of modern life sciences. Although this is a book about two male dominated practicesscience and explorationit recovers the stories of women's contributions sometimes accidentally and sometimes deliberately erased. |
| About the Author | Vanessa Heggie is a lecturer in the history of medicine and science at the Institute of Applied Health Research at the University of Birmingham. She is the author of A History of British Sports Medicine and was coauthor of the Guardian blog The H-Word from 2012-2017. |
| Edition Number | 1 |
| Number of Pages | 264 |
Higher and Colder: A History of Extreme Physiology and Exploration hardcover english
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