{"title":"Hannah Marcus","description":"\u003cp\u003eHannah Marcus explores the intersections of knowledge, power, and society with a keen focus on historical contexts. Her work delves into the complexities of \u003cem\u003eforbidden knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e, particularly in fields such as medicine and science during transformative periods like early modern Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful analysis that unpacks themes of censorship and intellectual control, shedding light on how knowledge has been contested and concealed across time. Marcus' books offer a compelling blend of historical insight and cultural critique.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"forbidden-knowledge-by-hannah-marcus-9780226829470","title":"Forbidden Knowledge","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn exploration of the censorship of medical books from their proliferation in print through the prohibitions placed on them during the Counter-Reformation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eForbidden Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e explores the censorship of medical books from their proliferation in print through the prohibitions placed on them during the Counter-Reformation. How and why did books banned in Italy in the sixteenth century end up back on library shelves in the seventeenth? Historian Hannah Marcus uncovers how early modern physicians evaluated the utility of banned books and facilitated their continued circulation in conversation with Catholic authorities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough extensive archival research, Marcus highlights how talk of scientific utility, once thought to have begun during the Scientific Revolution, in fact, began earlier, emerging from ecclesiastical censorship and the desire to continue to use banned medical books. What’s more, this censorship in medicine, which preceded the Copernican debate in astronomy by sixty years, has had a lasting impact on how we talk about new and controversial developments in scientific knowledge. Beautiful illustrations accompany this masterful, timely book about the interplay between efforts at intellectual control and the utility of knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424161153260,"sku":"9780226829470","price":52.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226829470.jpg?v=1774769040"},{"product_id":"forbidden-knowledge-medicine-science-and-censorship-in-early-modern-italy-by-hannah-marcus-9780226736587","title":"Forbidden Knowledge – Medicine, Science, and Censorship in Early Modern Italy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eForbidden Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e explores the censorship of medical books from their proliferation in print through the prohibitions placed on them during the Counter-Reformation. How and why did books banned in Italy in the sixteenth century end up back on library shelves in the seventeenth? Historian Hannah Marcus uncovers how early modern physicians evaluated the utility of banned books and facilitated their continued circulation in conversation with Catholic authorities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough extensive archival research, Marcus highlights how talk of scientific utility, once thought to have begun during the Scientific Revolution, in fact began earlier, emerging from ecclesiastical censorship and the desire to continue to use banned medical books. What’s more, this censorship in medicine, which preceded the Copernican debate in astronomy by sixty years, has had a lasting impact on how we talk about new and controversial developments in scientific knowledge. Beautiful illustrations accompany this masterful, timely book about the interplay between efforts at intellectual control and the utility of knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470634860780,"sku":"9780226736587","price":93.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226736587-forbidden-knowledge-medicine-science-and-censorship-in-early-modern-italy.jpg?v=1775223251"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/hannah-marcus.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}