Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Science
- The Cambridge History of Science
- The Cambridge History Of Science
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- General Editors’ Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Transnational, International, and Global
- Part II National and Regional
- Europe
- 11 United Kingdom
- 12 France: During the Long Nineteenth Century
- 13 France: Post-1914
- 14 Germany
- 15 Russia and the Former USSR
- 16 Low Countries
- 17 Scandinavia
- 18 Italy
- 19 Spain
- 20 Greece
- 21 Portugal
- 22 Europe: A Commentary
- Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia
- East and Southeast Asia
- United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania
- Latin America
- Index
19 - Spain
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 March 2020
- The Cambridge History of Science
- The Cambridge History of Science
- The Cambridge History Of Science
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- General Editors’ Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Transnational, International, and Global
- Part II National and Regional
- Europe
- 11 United Kingdom
- 12 France: During the Long Nineteenth Century
- 13 France: Post-1914
- 14 Germany
- 15 Russia and the Former USSR
- 16 Low Countries
- 17 Scandinavia
- 18 Italy
- 19 Spain
- 20 Greece
- 21 Portugal
- 22 Europe: A Commentary
- Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia
- East and Southeast Asia
- United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania
- Latin America
- Index
Summary
In writing the history of modern science in Spain, we want to highlight specificities while remaining attentive to the role of global and regional developments. The nation-state is a relevant unit of analysis for at least two reasons. First, as elsewhere, Spanish politics posed both opportunities and constraints for the reception and development of most disciplines, even beyond public universities and state-funded research institutions. Second, Spanish scientists and engineers were relevant actors in the making of the modern Spanish state.
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- The Cambridge History of Science , pp. 361 - 375Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020