A one-voume reference to the history of ideas that is a compendium of everything that humankind has thought, invented, created, considered, and perfected from the beginning of civilization into the twenty-first century. Massive in its scope, and yet totally accessible, A HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE covers not only all the great theories and discoveries of the human race, but also explores the social conditions, political climates, and individual men and women of genius that brought ideas to fruition throughout history.
"Crystal clear and concise...Explains how humankind got to know what it knows."
Clifton Fadiman Selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club and the History Book Club
Van Doren's provocative, encyclopedic guide to great thinkers, concepts and philosophical trends was a BOMC and History Book Club selection in cloth. (Apr.)
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- Reference
- Encyclopedias & Subject Guides
- Mythology & Folklore
- Encyclopedias & Subject Guides
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Author : Van Doren, Charles
Language : English
Edition : Reissue
Published :1992-03-17
Number Of Pages : 448
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0345373162
ISBN-13 : 9780345373168
Item weight : 1.01 lb
Dimensions : 1.89 in x 6.14 in x 9.25 in
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