On the Frontier of Science : An American Rhetoric of Exploration and Exploitation /

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The frontier of science is a metaphor that has become ubiquitous in American rhetoric, from its first appearance in the public address of early twentieth-century American intellectuals and politicians who aligned a mythic national identity with scientific research, to its more recent use in scientis...

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Autor principal: Ceccarelli, Leah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2013].
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Scientists.
Rhetoric.
Research > Social aspects.
Research.
Communication in science.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
Information scientifique.
Rhetorique.
Scientifiques > États-Unis.
Recherche > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Scientists > United States.
Research > Social aspects > United States.
Research > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Contents ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Chapter One. History of the Frontier of Science Metaphor ""; ""Chapter Two. The Frontier Metaphor in Public Speeches by American Scientists ""; ""Chapter Three. The Dangers of Bioprospecting on the Frontier: The Rhetoric of Edward O. Wilson's Biodiversity Appeals ""; ""Chapter Four. Biocolonialism and Human Genomics Research: The Frontier Mapping Expedition of Francis Collins ""; ""Chapter Five. Reframing the Frontier of Science: George W. Bush's Stem Cell Rhetoric ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""Notes ""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index ""

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