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50 Big Ideas You Really Need to Know
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
50 Big Ideas You Really Need to Know
Contributors:
By (Author) Ben Dupre
Publisher:
Quercus Publishing
Imprint:
Greenfinch
Publication Date:
29th November 2022
UK Publication Date:
18th August 2022
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
History of ideas
Dewey:
909.091821
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
208
Dimensions:
Width 110mm, Height 176mm, Spine 20mm
Weight:
151g
Description
50 Big Ideas You Really Need to Know is a concise, accessible and popular guide to the central tenets of Western thought.
Every important principle of philosophy, religion, politics, economics, the arts and the sciences is profiled in a series of short illustrated essays, complemented by an informative array of timelines and box features.From feminism to capitalism, evolution to existentialism, this compact guide is the perfect introduction to the big ideas that shape the world we live in.Author Bio
Ben Dupre read Classics at Exeter College, Oxford before pursuing a career in reference publishing. He was Children's Reference Publisher at Oxford University Press from 1992 until 2004 and, all told, has more than 20 years' experience of bringing complex and challenging concepts to the widest possible audience.
