Big Ideas in Brief - Couverture souple

Crofton, Ian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1623650100 ISBN 13 : 9781623650100

Editeur : Quercus, 2013

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Ian Crofton, former editor-in-chief of The Guinness Encyclopedia, has written a wide range of other general reference books, including Philosophy (Teach Yourself Instant Reference) and Science Without the Boring Bits.
 
With Big Ideas in Brief, Crofton provides an accessible tour of 200 key concepts that really matter. The ideas covered come from a wide range of subjects—Philosophy, Religion, Politics, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, the Arts, and Science. A series of short, lively articles, accompanied by 100 illustrations, introduces a host of diverse topics, from Existentialism to Expressionism, from Consciousness to Constitutionalism, from Feminism to Free Trade, from Class to Cognitive Theory, from Reincarnation to Relativity–all explained simply and clearly.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Ian Crofton was formerly editor-in-chief of The Guinness Encyclopedia and has written a wide range of other general reference books, including Philosophy (Teach Yourself Instant Reference), Science Without the Boring Bits, Brewer’s Britain and Ireland and Brewer’s Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable (2nd edition, both with John Ayto), A Dictionary of Musical Quotations (with Donald Fraser) and A Dictionary of Art Quotations.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Quercus
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1623650100
• ISBN 13: 9781623650100
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 415