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Serie: Routledge classics
GebondenEngels9781138138452
21-12-2015
Stephen Greenblatt argued in these celebrated essays that the art of the Renaissance could only be understood in the context of the society from which it sprang. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138138643
22-12-2015
"Winnicott was a healer with the qualities of a parent, a magician, a teacher, a poet and a friend. The editors of this book have done a great service in collecting and arranging papers dating from the experiences of the evacuation in the Second World War up to some of Winnicott’s continued explorations of his own philosophy" - The British Medical Journal
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GebondenEngels9781138168312
2-11-2015
Fairies fascinate young and old alike. To some they offer tantalizing glimpses of other worlds, to others a subversive counterpoint to human arrogance and weakness. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138168343
2-11-2015
How can management be developed to create the greatest wealth for society as a whole? This is the question Peter Drucker sets out to answer in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138168695
30-10-2015
In 1970 Katharine Briggs published in four volumes the vast and authoritative Dictionary of British Folktales and Legends to wide acclaim. This sampler comprises the very best of those tales and legends. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138171190
29-9-2015
The world would be a very different place if it were not for Albert Einstein. Like Newton and Galileo before him, this remarkable scientist changed forever mankind's understanding of the universe. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138174337
21-1-2016
One of the foremost scientists and thinkers of our time, David Bohm worked alongside Oppenheimer and Einstein. In Science, Order and Creativity he and physicist F. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138143289
11-4-2016
For the past four decades Frank Kermode, critic and writer, has steadily established himself as one of the most brilliant minds of his generation. Questioning the public's harsh perception of 'the artist', Kermode at the same time gently pokes fun at artists' own, often inflated, self-image. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138127586
3-9-2015
According to the Washington Post, no one who cares about contemporary African-American cultures can ignore bell hooks' electrifying feminist explorations. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138127739
4-9-2015
On its publication in 1957, The Poverty of Historicism was hailed by Arthur Koestler as 'probably the only book published this year which will outlive the century. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138457553
28-6-2017
While its tone is playful and frivolous, this book poses tough questions over the nature of religion and belief.
Religion provides comfortable responses to the questions that have always beset humankind - why are we here, what is the point of being alive, how ought we to behave? Meer
GebondenEngels9781138457560
28-6-2017
Few philosophers have had a more profound influence on the course of modern philosophy than Bertrand Russell. The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell is a comprehensive anthology of Russell‘s most definitive essays written between 1903 and 1959. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138130234
29-9-2015
In his controversial book An Outline of Philosophy, first published in 1927, Bertrand Russell argues that humanity demands consideration solely as the instrument by which we acquire knowledge of the universe. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138133433
2-11-2015
With a new introduction by Andrew Roberts.
'A penetrating interpretation. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138135550
1-2-2016
First published in 1961, Fact and Fiction is a collection of Bertrand Russell’s essays that reflect on the books and writings that influenced his life, including fiction, essays on politics and education, divertissements and parables. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138602731
18-10-2018
‘Anyone who writes about the Tudor century puts his head into a number of untamed lions’ mouths.’ G.R. Elton, Preface
Geoffrey Elton (1921–1994) was one of the great historians of the Tudor period. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138134300
2-11-2015
Marc Bloch said that his goal in writing Feudal Society was to go beyond the technical study a medievalist would typically write and ‘dismantle a social structure. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138130937
26-11-2015
Bertrand Russell is considered to be one of the most significant educational innovators of his time. In this influential and controversial work, Russell calls for an education that would liberate the child from unthinking obedience to parental and religious authority. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138131316
26-11-2015
Bertrand Russell was regarded as one of the twentieth century’s greatest minds. Well known for his profound knowledge and controversial approach to a myriad of different issues and subjects, his prolific works also exhibited great intellectual wit and humour. Meer
GebondenEngels9781138129511
29-9-2015
Movies matter – that is the message of Reel to Real, bell hooks’ classic collection of essays on film. They matter on a personal level, providing us with unforgettable moments, even life-changing experiences and they can confront us, too, with the most profound social issues of race, sex and class. Meer