Robert B. Downs – författare

Downs uses great books to write the cultural history of society. His thesis is that the economic, social, and political behavior of a region, a nation, or even the world is shaped largely by the printed word. Concentrating on twenty-five publications from John Smith's General History of Virginia (1624) to C, Vann Woodward's Origins of the New South (1951), he analyzes the impact of written history and sociology on the intellectual and social life of the South.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

There are a number of books that are believed to be the best books published during the past centuries, and what you have in your hands is an important book whose author has read thousands of books, to select from them the best books that changed the lives of those who read them because they created a deep echo in the soul of humanity. It is an important book in its subject matter because it sheds light on a large number of valuable books that changed the face of history.