Modern nature : the rise of the biological perspective in Germany / Lynn K. Nyhart.

Main entry:

Nyhart, Lynn K.

Title & Author:

Modern nature : the rise of the biological perspective in Germany / Lynn K. Nyhart.

Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.

Description:

xiv, 423 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-411) and index.
Bringing life to natural history -- The world in miniature : practical natural history and the zoo movement -- From practice to theory : Karl Möbius and the Lebensgemeinschaft -- The living community in the classroom -- Reforming the Natural History Museum, 1880-1900 -- Biological groups, nature, and culture in the museum -- From biology to ecology -- Museum research and the rise of ecological animal geography -- Modern nature.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

In this work, Lynn K. Nyhart traces the emergence of a 'biological perspective' in late 19th-century Germany that emphasized the dynamic relationships among organisms, and between organisms and their environment.

Resources:
Table of contents
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Table of contents

ISBN:

9780226610894 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0226610896 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Museum für Naturkunde und Vorgeschichte
Tiergarten Nürnberg
BMBF-Statusseminar
Ecology Germany History 19th century.
Ecology Germany History 20th century.
Philosophy of nature Germany History 19th century.
Philosophy of nature Germany History 20th century.
Natural history Social aspects.
Biotic communities Social aspects.
Philosophie de la nature Allemagne Histoire 19e siècle.
Philosophie de la nature Allemagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Sciences naturelles Aspect social.
Ecology
Philosophy of nature
Biologie
Naturverständnis
Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung
Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht
Popularisierung
Synökologie
Wissenschaftsentwicklung
Ökologie
Germany
Deutschland
ecologie
ecology
geschiedenis
history
filosofie
philosophy
natuurlijke historie
natural history
sociologie
sociology
duitsland
germany
natuur
nature
diergemeenschappen
animal communities
Philosophy of Natural Sciences
Filosofie van de natuurwetenschappen

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 293363
Call No.: BIB 238207
Status: Available

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