The dictionary of important ideas and thinkers / Chris Rohmann

Rohmann, Chris

ISBN 10: 0091793734 / ISBN 13: 9780091793739

Published by London : Hutchinson, 2001

About this Item

Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xiv, 476 p. ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Philosophy ; Dictionaries; Religion ; Dictionaries; Science ; Dictionaries; Social sciences ; Dictionaries. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The dictionary of important ideas and thinkers / Chris Rohmann
• Publisher: London : Hutchinson
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091793734
• ISBN 13: 9780091793739
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

Now you can get to the bottom of the Big Bang theory; find out where Freud's ideas were coming from, and where Einstein's may ultimately take us; demystify surrealism and structuralism, dialectic and deconstruction, communism and capitalism. With hundreds of entries, drawn from a wide range of fields - including religion, philosophy, psychology, economics, politics, history, art, literature, and science - "The Dictionary of Important Ideas and Thinkers" enables you to turn immediately to the term in question for a comprehensive description of its history, meaning and context. It includes hundreds of entries, alphabetically arranged, with key words and concepts highlighted and cross-referenced - more than two thousand in all. It a special emphasis on multicultural influences and the long - neglected impact of women on the history of ideas; a concise bibliography of further readings and resources; and a comprehensive index giving easy access to all key terms and names.