The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself

Boorstin, Daniel J.

ISBN 10: 0394726251 / ISBN 13: 9780394726250

Edité par Vintage, 1985

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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.

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.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search ...
Éditeur : Vintage
Date d'édition : 1985
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : acceptable