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Conservatism: Ideas in Profile
Häftad, 2017
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123 kr
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Roger Scruton looks at the central ideas of conservatism over the centuries. He examines conservative thinking on civil society, the rule of law and the role of the state on the one hand; and freedom (including freedom of expression and association), morality, equality, property and rights on the …
Politics: Ideas in Profile
Häftad, 2014
110 kr
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Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsIn the first title of an exciting new series one of the world's leading political scientists asks the big questions about politics: what is it, why we do we need it and where, in these turbulent times, is it heading? From the gap between rich and …
Art in History, 600 BC - 2000 AD: Ideas in Profile
Av Martin Kemp
Häftad, 2015
127 kr
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Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big Topics Art has always been part of history. But we often think of it as outside history. When we look at a painting by Raphael, Rembrandt or Rubens it speaks to us directly, but it's also an historical document, part of a living world. Renowned art …
Art in History, 600 BC - 2000 AD: Ideas in Profile
Av Martin Kemp
E-bok, 2015
125 kr
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Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big Topics Art has always been part of history. But we often think of it as outside history. When we look at a painting by Raphael, Rembrandt or Rubens it speaks to us directly, but it''s also an historical document, part of a living world. Renowned art …
Ancient World: Ideas in Profile
Av Jerry Toner
Häftad, 2015
130 kr
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Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsThis introduction to the ancient world, part of the Ideas in Profile series, covers all its different cultures, from the million people crammed into Rome to the Jews and Syrians who refused to be Romanised. Jerry Toner shows what can be learnt from …
Criticism
Ideas in Profile
Häftad, 2016
136 kr
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Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsAt the heart of criticism lies one question: What do you think of it? Every time we comment on an artefact, whether a poem, a play, a painting, a novel or a piano concerto, we are acting as critics, making our own judgements and interpretations. …
Social Theory: Ideas in Profile
Ideas in Profile
Häftad, 2015
114 kr
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Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsIn a world that is constantly changing, understanding the world has never been more important. But by thinking in neat segments, we miss the big picture. When economists think about globalisation, they often see trade; politicians see institutions …
Geography: Ideas in Profile
Häftad, 2016
110 kr
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Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsGeography gives shape to our innate curiosity; cartography is older than writing. Channelling our twin urges to explore and understand, geographers uncover the hidden connections of human existence, from infant mortality in inner cities to the …
Truth: Ideas in Profile
Häftad, 2017
123 kr
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Truth has always been a thorny topic. How does it work? Who decides what it is? And why is it seen as so important? In this lucid introduction to the topic, leading scholar Simon Blackburn describes the main approaches to the notion of truth and considers how these relate to different perspectives …
Feminism
Ideas in Profile
Häftad, 2018
110 kr
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'Feminism' wrote Marie Shear in 1986, 'is the radical notion that women are people'. But, simple and powerful though this definition is, feminism is not a single, clear narrative. It doesn't begin with a specific event at a particular moment in time, it can't be identified with any one political …
Politics: Ideas in Profile
E-bok, 2014
100 kr
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Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsIn the first title of an exciting new series one of the world''s leading political scientists asks the big questions about politics: what is it, why we do we need it and where, in these turbulent times, is it heading? From the gap between rich and …
Art in History, 600 BC - 2000 AD: Ideas in Profile
Av Martin Kemp
E-bok, 2015
125 kr
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Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big Topics Art has always been part of history. But we often think of it as outside history. When we look at a painting by Raphael, Rembrandt or Rubens it speaks to us directly, but it''s also an historical document, part of a living world. Renowned art …
Shakespeare: Ideas in Profile
E-bok, 2015
82 kr
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Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsShakespeare is the world''s greatest writer. In this lively and authoritative introduction, Paul Edmondson presents Shakespeare afresh as a dramatist and poet, and encourages us to take ownership of the works for ourselves as words to be spoken as …
Politics: Ideas in Profile
E-bok, 2014
100 kr
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Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsIn the first title of an exciting new series one of the world''s leading political scientists asks the big questions about politics: what is it, why we do we need it and where, in these turbulent times, is it heading? From the gap between rich and …
Shakespeare: Ideas in Profile
E-bok, 2015
82 kr
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Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsShakespeare is the world''s greatest writer. In this lively and authoritative introduction, Paul Edmondson presents Shakespeare afresh as a dramatist and poet, and encourages us to take ownership of the works for ourselves as words to be spoken as …
Ancient World: Ideas in Profile
Av Jerry Toner
E-bok, 2015
132 kr
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Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsThis introduction to the ancient world, part of the Ideas in Profile series, covers all its different cultures, from the million people crammed into Rome to the Jews and Syrians who refused to be Romanised. Jerry Toner shows what can be learnt from …
Criticism
Ideas in Profile
E-bok, 2016
131 kr
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Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsAt the heart of criticism lies one question: What do you think of it? Every time we comment on an artefact, whether a poem, a play, a painting, a novel or a piano concerto, we are acting as critics, making our own judgements and interpretations. …
Social Theory: Ideas in Profile
Ideas in Profile
E-bok, 2015
100 kr
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Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsIn a world that is constantly changing, understanding the world has never been more important. But by thinking in neat segments, we miss the big picture. When economists think about globalisation, they often see trade; politicians see institutions …
Geography: Ideas in Profile
E-bok, 2016
114 kr
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Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsGeography gives shape to our innate curiosity; cartography is older than writing. Channelling our twin urges to explore and understand, geographers uncover the hidden connections of human existence, from infant mortality in inner cities to the …
Music: Ideas in Profile
Av Andrew Gant
E-bok, 2017
125 kr
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Ideas in Profile Series Is music a science or an art? It''s both, as Andrew Gant reveals in this lively and accessible account of what music is and what it''s for. Music has been central to life since the dawn of humankind and is intimately bound up with the origins of language. Andrew Gant …
Truth: Ideas in Profile
E-bok, 2017
122 kr
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Truth has always been a thorny topic. How does it work? Who decides what it is? And why is it seen as so important? In this lucid introduction to the topic, leading scholar Simon Blackburn describes the main approaches to the notion of truth and considers how these relate to different perspectives …
Theories of Everything: Ideas in Profile
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2017
86 kr
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Physicist Frank Close takes the reader to the frontiers of science in a vividly told investigation of revolutionary science and enterprise from the seventeenth century to the present. He looks at what has been meant by theories of everything, explores the scientific breakthroughs they have allowed, …
Conservatism: Ideas in Profile
E-bok, 2017
122 kr
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Roger Scruton looks at the central ideas of conservatism over the centuries. He examines conservative thinking on civil society, the rule of law and the role of the state on the one hand; and freedom (including freedom of expression and association), morality, equality, property and rights on the …
