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Enlightened Zeal examines the fascinating history of the Hudsonâs Bay Companyâs involvement in scientific networks during the companyâs two-hundred year chartered monopoly. Working from the companyâs voluminous records, Ted Binnema demonstrates the significance of science in the companyâs corporate strategies.Initially highly secretive about all of its activities, the HBC was by 1870 an exceptionally generous patron of science. Aware of the ways that a commitment to scientific research could burnish its corporate reputation, the company participated in intricate symbiotic networks that linked the HBC as a corporation with individuals and scientific organizations in England, Scotland, and the United States. The pursuit of scientific knowledge could bring wealth and influence, along with tribute, fame, and renown, but science also brought less tangible benefits: adventure, health, happiness, male companionship, self-improvement, or a sense of meaning.The first study of scientific research in any chartered company over the entire course of its monopoly, Enlightened Zeal expands our understanding of social networks in science, establishes the vast scope of the HBCâs contribution to public knowledge, and will inspire new research into the history of science in other chartered monopolies.
Hardcover:
9781442646971 | Univ of Toronto Pr, April 4, 2014, cover price $85.00
Paperback:
9781442614758 | Univ of Toronto Pr, March 24, 2014, cover price $37.95 | About this edition: Enlightened Zeal examines the fascinating history of the Hudsonâs Bay Companyâs involvement in scientific networks during the companyâs two-hundred year chartered monopoly.
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Hardcover:
9780806133614 | Univ of Oklahoma Pr, December 1, 2001, cover price $29.95
Paperback:
9780888643636 | Univ of Alberta Pr, May 1, 2001, cover price $34.95
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