{"product_id":"working-knowledge-a-simon-schaffer-reader-paperback","title":"Working Knowledge: A Simon Schaffer Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Schaffer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Bigg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn Tresch\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollects key articles by Simon Schaffer, one of the most important historians of science working today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorking Knowledge \u003c\/i\u003eis the first English-language collection of essays by Simon Schaffer, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eLeviathan and the Air-Pump\u003c\/i\u003e, a landmark text in the history of science. Though the latter may be his most famous book, Schaffer is also renowned for seminal articles on Isaac Newton and the cultures of popular spectacle, nineteenth-century physics and its practices of labor discipline and standardization, the history of anthropology and collecting, and the globe-spanning cultural interactions that have shaped modern science. \u003ci\u003eWorking Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e compiles these well-known pieces alongside newer selections, making them accessible in a single place and representing the huge scope and impact of Schaffer's oeuvre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The \u003ci\u003eReader \u003c\/i\u003edivides sixteen of Schaffer's articles across five thematic sections, which take up timely issues like the turn toward global histories of science; the intersection of science and capitalism; the interaction between bodies and machines; and the connection between science, politics, and the environment. Eight new essays by notable historians such as Adrian Johns, Lissa Roberts, and Steven Shapin bring Schaffer's pieces into discussion with current scholarship. Illustrations and brief commentaries by Schaffer and the artist Adam Lowe, a longtime collaborator, are included throughout the volume. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bringing together essential articles that were previously scattered across several publications, \u003ci\u003eWorking Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e is an insightful introduction to Schaffer and his ever-relevant writing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Schaffer\u003c\/b\u003e, fellow of the British Academy and professor of history and philosophy of Science at Cambridge University since 1985, is the author, coauthor, and coeditor of several books, among them, with Steven Shapin, the classic \u003ci\u003eLeviathan and the Air-Pump: Boyle, Hobbes, and the Experimental Life\u003c\/i\u003e. Schaffer's work has been awarded the Erasmus Prize, the George Sarton Medal from the History of Science Society, the Dan David Prize, the Caird Medal of the National Maritime Museum, and the Paul Bunge Award from the German Chemical Society. \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Bigg\u003c\/b\u003e is a research fellow at the Centre Alexandre Koyré and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. \u003cb\u003eJohn Tresch\u003c\/b\u003e is professor in the history of art, science, and folk practice at The Warburg Institute at the University of London. \u003cb\u003eSimon Werrett\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of the history of science at the University College London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48632682414329,"sku":"9780226831794","price":70.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/XgqSR1FLxr9780226831794.webp?v=1783138263","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/working-knowledge-a-simon-schaffer-reader-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}