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Boorstin, Daniel J.

 
9780394726250: The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0394726251 ISBN 13 : 9780394726250
Editeur : Vintage, 1985

Synopsis

An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him.  In the compendious history, Boorstin not only traces man's insatiable need to know, but also the obstacles to discovery and the illusion that knowledge can also put in our way. Covering time, the earth and the seas, nature and society, he gathers and analyzes stories of the man's profound quest to understand his world and the cosmos.

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À propos de l'auteur

Daniel J. Boorstin was the author of The Americans, a trilogy (The Colonial Experience; The National Experience, and The Democratic Experience) that won the Francis Parkman Prize, the Bancroft Prize, and the Pulitzer Prize. In 1989, he received the National Book Award for lifetime contribution to literature. He was the director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, and for twelve years served as the Librarian of Congress. He died in 2004.

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Éditeur
Vintage
Date d'édition
1985
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0394726251
ISBN 13 
9780394726250
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
768
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Personne responsable
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