From Where I Sit: Essays on Bees, Beekeeping, and Science (Pitt Latin American) by Winston, Mark L

Cornell University Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Ithaca: Comstock Publishing Associates / Cornell University Press, 1998. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. 5x0x8. First printing. An excellent copy. 1998 Trade Paperback. 171 pp. "A scientist before he was a beekeeper, Mark L. Winston found in his new hobby a paradigm for understanding the role science should play in society. In essays originally appearing as columns in Bee Culture, the leading professional journal, Winston uses beekeeping as a starting point to discuss broader issues, such as how agriculture functions under increasingly complex social and environmental restraints, how scientists grapple with issues of accountability, and how people struggle to maintain contact with the natural world. Winston's reflections on bees, beekeeping, and science cover a period of tumultuous change in North America, a time when new parasites, reduced research funding, and changing economic conditions have disrupted the livelihoods of bee farmers. 'Managed honeybees in the city provide a… Read More

Ithaca: Comstock Publishing Associates / Cornell University Press, 1998. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. 5x0x8. First printing. An excellent copy. 1998 Trade Paperback. 171 pp. "A scientist before he was a beekeeper, Mark L. Winston found in his new hobby a paradigm for understanding the role science should play in society. In essays originally appearing as columns in Bee Culture, the leading professional journal, Winston uses beekeeping as a starting point to discuss broader issues, such as how agriculture functions under increasingly complex social and environmental restraints, how scientists grapple with issues of accountability, and how people struggle to maintain contact with the natural world. Winston's reflections on bees, beekeeping, and science cover a period of tumultuous change in North America, a time when new parasites, reduced research funding, and changing economic conditions have disrupted the livelihoods of bee farmers. 'Managed honeybees in the city provide a… Read More

Paperback. Very Good.

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Comstock Pub Assoc, 1998. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 192 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.50 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. A scientist before he was a beekeeper, Mark L. Winston found in his new hobby a paradigm for understanding the role science should play in society. In essays originally appearing as columns in Bee Culture, the leading professional journal, Winston...

Comstock Pub Assoc, 1998. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 192 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.50 inches.

Comstock Publishing Associates. paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!