History of Ideas, Intellectual History
"The Chemical Choir"A History of Alchemy
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Beginning in China in the search for the secret of immortality, and appearing independently in Egypt as an attempt to produce gold, alchemy received a great boost in Europe from studies by Islamic and Jewish alchemists. This title traces the history of alchemy from its earliest roots through to its influence and use in modern-day science. With 10 bw illustrations. Hardback, 224 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 496g.
Author: Maxwell-Stuart, P.G.
ISBN: 184725148X
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
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"A History of Western Political Thought"
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An energetic, engaged and lucid account of the most important political thinkers and enduring themes of the last two and a half millenia. McClelland presents original and controversial views of both canonical and neglected theorists. New ed. Paperback, 824 pages. Size: 246 x 174 mm. Weight: 1415g.
Author: McClelland, J.S.
ISBN: 0415119626
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 1998 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational History of Ideas, Intellectual History
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"The Intellectual Origins of the European Reformation"
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This updated and expanded version of the original edition of 1987 explores the complex intellectual roots of the Reformation, offering a sustained engagement with the ideas of humanism and scholasticism. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 304 pages. Size: 228 x 152 mm. Weight: 454g.
Author: McGrath, Alister E.
ISBN: 0631229396
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational History of Ideas, Intellectual History
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"Reinventing Knowledge"From Alexandria to the Internet
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Alighting at the pivotal points of cultural transformation, this book offers a history of the key institutions that have organised knowledge in the West from the classical period onward. With 6 illustrations. Hardback, 224 pages. Size: 210 x 140 mm. Weight: 523g.
Author: McNeely, Ian F.
ISBN: 0393065065
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Undergraduate History of Ideas, Intellectual History
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"The Rise of the Public in Enlightenment Europe"
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"New Approaches to European History" series; James Melton's lucid and accessible study examines the rise of 'the public' in eighteenth-century Europe. Paperback, 298 pages. Size: 228 x 153 mm. Weight: 492g.
Author: Melton, James Van Horn
ISBN: 0521469694
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational History of Ideas, Intellectual History
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"The Metaphysical Club"A Story of Ideas in America
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The Metaphysical Club was an informal group that met in Massachusetts, in 1872. The one thing we know that came out of it was an idea - an idea about ideas. This book is the story of that idea. It follows the evolution of the American mind during the period that formed the world we now inhabit. With 10 b&w plates. New ed. Paperback, 560 pages. Size: 197 x 130 mm. Weight: 380g.
Author: Menand, Louis
ISBN: 0007126905
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Ideas, Intellectual History
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"1434"The Year a Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance
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In his bestselling book 1421:The Year China Discovered the World, Gavin Menzies revealed that it was the Chinese that discovered America, not Columbus. Now he presents further astonishing evidence that it was also Chinese advances in science, art, and technology that formed the basis of the European Renaissance and our modern world. Hardback, 384 pages. Size: 240 x 159 mm. Weight: 450g.
Author: Menzies, Gavin
ISBN: 0007269374
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Ideas, Intellectual History
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"The Sea of Learning"Mobility and Identity in Nineteenth-Century Guangzhou
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"Harvard East Asian Monographs" series; Looks beyond intellectual history to local social and cultural history. Arguing that the academy did not exist in a scholarly vacuum, the author contends that its location in the city of Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta embedded it in social settings and networks that determined who utilised its resources and who celebrated its success. With 10 line illustrations. Hardback, 450 pages. Size: 232 x 166 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: Miles, Steven B.
ISBN: 0674021347
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational History of Ideas, Intellectual History
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"Defining the Common Good"Empire, Religion and Philosophy in Eighteenth-Century Britain
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"Ideas in Context" series; Skinner, Quentin (ed.) This book focuses on the political thought of late eighteenth-century Britain, discussing the crisis of the early modern state provoked by the American revolution and setting it in its European context. New ed. Paperback, 488 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 740g.
Author: Miller, Peter N.
ISBN: 052161712X
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational History of Ideas, Intellectual History
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"Milton: Political Writings"
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"Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought" series; Gruzelier, C. (trans.) This volume contains fully annoted versions of Milton's two important political texts - The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and A Defence of the People of England. With chronology. Paperback, 304 pages. Size: 217 x 139 mm. Weight: 351g.
Author: Milton, John (Dzelzainis, Martin, ed.)
ISBN: 0521348668
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 1991 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) History of Ideas, Intellectual History
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"Montesquieu"The Spirit of the Laws
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"Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought" series; This is the first complete, scholarly English-language edition of The Spirit of the Laws since 1750. It is one of the central texts in the history of 18th-century thought and this annotated edition focuses attention on Montesquieu's use of sources and his text as a whole. With bibliography, chronology. Paperback, 808 pages. Size: 216 x 140 mm. Weight: 1099g.
Author: Montesquieu, Charles De Secondat,Baron De (Cohler, Anne M., ed.)
ISBN: 0521369746
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 1989 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational History of Ideas, Intellectual History
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"Lost History"The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers and Artists
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Written by an award-winning author and former diplomat with extensive experience in the Muslim world, this important history provides new insight not only into Islams achievements, but also the ancient resentments that fuel todays bitter conflicts. With illustrations, maps. Hardback, 320 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 602g.
Author: Morgan, Michael
ISBN: 1426200927
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Date: 2007 (United States)
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"Lost History"The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers and Artists
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Early Muslim culture set the foundation for the Rennaissance of Europe and for nearly every aspect of the modern world. This book looks at the Muslim world and its deep connection to all cultures. It reveals the many 'golden ages' of Muslim thought, from Shiite Iran to Mughal India, to the 18th century. With illustrations, maps, ports.. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 433g.
Author: Morgan, Michael
ISBN: 1426202806
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Date: 2008 (United States)
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"The Emergence of Everything"How the World Became Complex
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Looks at the history of the universe, explaining the succession of steps in the emergence of complexity. This book is a contribution to the dialogue between science and religion, as well as an ambitious, mature statement of the antireductionist agenda of the sciences of complexity, by one of our scientists. With 9 tables and 1 line drawing. Hardback, 218 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 472g.
Author: Morowitz, Harold J.
ISBN: 019513513X
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2002 (United States)
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"Transforming Nursery Education"
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This text focuses on the history and recent practice of nursery education in the UK. It covers a wide range of day care and education services, and critical issues such as staffing, funding, curriculum, models of provision and the age at which children start compulsory schooling. Paperback, 192 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 306g.
Author: Moss, Peter Penn, Helen
ISBN: 1853963089
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date: 1996 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational History of Ideas, Intellectual History
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